Which to use
“trügen” is a verb and “Türen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,553
- “trügen” frequency rank
- #3,283
- “Türen” frequency rank
- 51836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trügen | Türen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | etwas Unzutreffendes vortäuschen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tür |
Where the eye mixes trügen and Türen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. trügen runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against Türen's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses trügen with Türen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: trügen is [ˈtʁyːɡn̩] while Türen is [ˈtyːʁən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trügen is recorded at frequency rank #48,553, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈtʁyːɡn̩]. Türen is at rank #3,283, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈtyːʁən].
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 51836, this pair ranks #1,120,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of trügen vs Türen
Shared letters: enrtü. Private to "trügen": g. Private to "Türen": -.
"trügen" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "Türen" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "trügen" and "Türen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "trügen" or "Türen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "trügen" and "Türen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "trügen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Türen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,120,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trügen" and "Türen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trügen vs trügt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,120,122 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.