Which to use
“Triple” is a noun and “trips” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,498
- “Triple” frequency rank
- #34,406
- “trips” frequency rank
- 47904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Triple | trips |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gewinn dreier Wettbewerbe einer Sportmannschaft in einer Spielsaison | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trip |
Letter map: Triple vs trips
Shared letters muted; letters that set Triple and trips apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: Triple vs trips
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Triple is anoun and tripsaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47904, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Triple is recorded at frequency rank #13,498, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 47904, this pair ranks #1,267,798 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Triple vs trips
Shared letters: iprt. Private to "Triple": el. Private to "trips": s.
"Triple" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "trips" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Triple" and "trips" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Triple" or "trips" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "Triple" vs "trips" 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 "trips" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,267,798 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Triple" 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 #1,267,798 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.