Which to use
“truce” and “truth” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,654
- “truce” frequency rank
- #960
- “truth” frequency rank
- 15614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | truce | truth |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A period of time in which no fighting takes place due to an agreement between the opposed parties. | True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set truce and truth apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
truce and truth form a confusable pair in the English index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
truce is recorded at frequency rank #14,654, classified as anoun, pronounced /tɹuːs/. truth is at rank #960, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɹuːθ/.
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 15614, this pair ranks #462,881 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering truce vs truth
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “truce” entry
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