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“trifft” and “tritt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,170
- “trifft” frequency rank
- #1,526
- “tritt” frequency rank
- 2696
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trifft | tritt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs treffen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs treten |
Where the eye mixes trifft and tritt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: trifft vs tritt
A purely visual mix-up. trifft ([tʁɪft]) and tritt ([tʁɪt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2696, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trifft is recorded at frequency rank #1,170, classified as averb, pronounced [tʁɪft]. tritt is at rank #1,526, tagged as averb, pronounced [tʁɪt].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 2696, this pair ranks #2,001,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trifft vs tritt
Shared letters: irt. Private to "trifft": f. Private to "tritt": -.
"trifft" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC · "tritt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trifft" for "tritt" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "trifft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tritt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,783 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trifft" and "tritt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tripp vs tritt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #2,001,783 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.