Which to use
“trost” is a noun and “trösten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,296
- “trost” frequency rank
- #16,302
- “trösten” frequency rank
- 24598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trost | trösten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Drossel | jemandem durch Anteilnahme, Worte oder Anwesenheit Trost spenden |
Letter map: trost vs trösten
Shared letters muted; letters that set trost and trösten apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for trost / trösten
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: trost is anoun and tröstenaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trost is recorded at frequency rank #8,296, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. trösten is at rank #16,302, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈtʁøːstn̩].
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 24598, this pair ranks #1,845,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trost vs trösten
Shared letters: rst. Private to "trost": o. Private to "trösten": enö.
"trost" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "trösten" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trost ← rtost · torst · trosst · trostt · trots · trrost · trsot · ttrost
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trost" for "trösten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "trost" vs "trösten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "trost" vs "trösten" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "trost" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trösten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,845,358 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trost" and "trösten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs trost". 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 #1,845,358 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.