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“Trumpf” and “Trupps” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#22,177
“Trumpf” frequency rank
#43,545
“Trupps” frequency rank
65722
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Trumpf Trupps
Definition stechende Farbe oder bestimmte, bevorrechtigte Karte Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Trupp

Where the eye mixes Trumpf and Trupps

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Trumpf and Trupps follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Trumpf
6 ch
Trupps

Look-alike desk: Trumpf vs Trupps

A purely visual mix-up. Trumpf ([tʁʊmp͡f]) and Trupps ([tʁʊps]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Trumpf is recorded at frequency rank #22,177, classified as anoun, pronounced [tʁʊmp͡f]. Trupps is at rank #43,545, tagged as anoun, pronounced [tʁʊps].

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 65722, this pair ranks #597,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Trumpf vs Trupps

Shared letters: prtu. Private to "Trumpf": fm. Private to "Trupps": s.

"Trumpf" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC  ·  "Trupps" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Trumpf ← rtumpf · trmupf · trrumpf · trumfp · trummpf · trumpff · trumppf · trupmf
  • Trupps ← rtupps · trpups · trrupps · truppss · trups · trupsp · ttrupps · turpps

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Trumpf" and "Trupps" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([tʁʊmp͡f] versus [tʁʊps]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Trumpf" or "Trupps"?
"Trumpf" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,177 in our German list, against #43,545 for "Trupps". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Trumpf" and "Trupps" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Trumpf" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Trupps" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #597,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Trumpf" and "Trupps" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tripp vs Trupps". 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 #597,283 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list