Which to use
“trügt” is a verb and “truth” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,877
- “trügt” frequency rank
- #29,823
- “truth” frequency rank
- 72700
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trügt | truth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tragen | das, was mit der Realität übereinstimmt; die objektiven Fakten: Wahrheit |
Letter map: trügt vs truth
Shared letters muted; letters that set trügt and truth apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. trügt and truth follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for trügt / truth
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: trügt is averb and truthanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72700, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trügt is recorded at frequency rank #42,877, classified as averb, pronounced [tʁyːkt]. 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 72700, this pair ranks #380,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of trügt vs truth
Shared letters: rt. Private to "trügt": gü. Private to "truth": hu.
"trügt" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "truth" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- truth ← rtuth · trruth · trtuh · truht · truthh · trutth · ttruth · turth
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trügt" for "truth" ever safe?
Which is more common, "trügt" or "truth"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "trügt" and "truth".
- Full dictionary entry for "trügt" 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 #380,888 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trügt" and "truth" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "taut vs trügt". 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 #380,888 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.