Which to use
“trink” and “trips” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,759
- “trink” frequency rank
- #34,406
- “trips” frequency rank
- 45165
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trink | trips |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trinken | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trip |
Letter map: trink vs trips
Shared letters muted; letters that set trink and trips apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: trink and trips
trink and trips are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45165, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trink is recorded at frequency rank #10,759, classified as averb, pronounced [tʁɪŋk]. trips is at rank #34,406, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 45165, this pair ranks #1,362,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trink vs trips
Shared letters: irt. Private to "trink": kn. Private to "trips": ps.
"trink" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "trips" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trink" for "trips" ever safe?
Frequency check: "trink" vs "trips" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "trink" and "trips".
- Full dictionary entry for "trink" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trips" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,362,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trink" and "trips" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs trips". 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 #1,362,271 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.