Which to use
“trübe” is an adjective and “trust” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,407
- “trübe” frequency rank
- #18,099
- “trust” frequency rank
- 52506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trübe | trust |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs trüb | Glaube an die Fähigkeiten und guten Absichten von Personen oder an die Verlässlichkeit von Dingen: Vertrauen |
Letter map: trübe vs trust
Shared letters muted; letters that set trübe and trust apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - trübe and trust
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: trübe is anadjective and trustanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trübe is recorded at frequency rank #34,407, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtʁyːbə]. trust is at rank #18,099, tagged as anoun, 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 52506, this pair ranks #1,094,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trübe vs trust
Shared letters: rt. Private to "trübe": beü. Private to "trust": su.
"trübe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "trust" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- trust ← rtust · trrust · trsut · trusst · trustt · truts · ttrust · turst
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "trübe" and "trust" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "trübe" or "trust" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "trübe" and "trust".
- Full dictionary entry for "trübe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trust" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,094,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trübe" and "trust" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trübe vs trügen". 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 #1,094,103 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.