TriplevstrippWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Triple is a noun, tripp is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Triple” is a noun and “tripp” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,498
“Triple” frequency rank
#49,312
“tripp” frequency rank
62810
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Triple tripp
Definition Gewinn dreier Wettbewerbe einer Sportmannschaft in einer Spielsaison 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trippen

Letter map: Triple vs tripp

Shared letters muted; letters that set Triple and tripp apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Triple
5 ch
tripp

Role in the sentence - Triple and tripp

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Triple is anoun and trippaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62810, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Triple is recorded at frequency rank #13,498, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. tripp is at rank #49,312, tagged as averb, pronounced [tʁɪp].

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 62810, this pair ranks #699,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Triple vs tripp

Shared letters: iprt. Private to "Triple": el. Private to "tripp": -.

"Triple" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "tripp" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Triplertiple · tirple · trilpe · tripel · triplle · tripple · trpile · trriple
  • tripprtipp · tirpp · trpip · trripp · ttripp

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Triple" and "tripp" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Triple" is a noun and "tripp" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Triple" or "tripp"?
"Triple" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,498 in our German list, against #49,312 for "tripp". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pair "Triple" vs "tripp" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Triple" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "tripp" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #699,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Triple" and "tripp" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tripp vs Trupps". 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 #699,376 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list