getreue

[ɡəˈtʁɔɪ̯ə]

/[ɡəˈtʁɔɪ̯ə]/ adj

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The verdict

“getreue” is an uncommon German word, ranked #76,838 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#76,838
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu

Key facts for getreue
PropertyValue
Headwordgetreue
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɡəˈtʁɔɪ̯ə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#76,838
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “getreue” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). getreue lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for getreue is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɡəˈtʁɔɪ̯ə]. Corpus data places it at rank #76,838 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for getreue in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is getreue, spelled G-E-T-R-E-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "getreue"?
"getreue" is spelled G-E-T-R-E-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈtʁɔɪ̯ə].
What does "getreue" mean?
As an adjective, "getreue" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getreu
How do you pronounce "getreue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "getreue" is [ɡəˈtʁɔɪ̯ə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "getreue" come from?
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Using “getreue”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is G-E-T-R-E-U-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɡəˈtʁɔɪ̯ə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list