Which to use
“trug” is a verb and “truth” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,471
- “trug” frequency rank
- #29,823
- “truth” frequency rank
- 32294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trug | truth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tragen | das, was mit der Realität übereinstimmt; die objektiven Fakten: Wahrheit |
Letter map: trug vs truth
Shared letters muted; letters that set trug and truth apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - trug and truth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: trug is averb and truthanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32294, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trug is recorded at frequency rank #2,471, classified as averb, pronounced [tʁuːk]. truth is at rank #29,823, 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 32294, this pair ranks #1,710,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of trug vs truth
Shared letters: rtu. Private to "trug": g. Private to "truth": h.
"trug" · 4 letters · shape CCVC · "truth" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "trug" vs "truth" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "trug" vs "truth" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "trug" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "truth" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,710,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trug" and "truth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs truth". 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 #1,710,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.