# tru vs Trudy

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### tru
*adjective · frequency rank #28,061*
Abbreviation of true.

### Trudy
*name · IPA /ˈtɹudi/ · frequency rank #38,213*
A diminutive of Gertrude, also used as a formal female given name.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tru-vs-trudy