Tagtraum
[ˈtaːkˌtʁaʊ̯m]
The verdict
“Tagtraum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorübergehende geistige Abwesenheit/Phantasievorstellung während der Phase des Wachseins
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Index DE-tagtraum · Tagtraum · German
Tagtraum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tagtraum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaːkˌtʁaʊ̯m] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tagtraum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tagtraum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaːkˌtʁaʊ̯m]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vorübergehende geistige Abwesenheit/Phantasievorstellung während der Phase des Wachseins".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tagtraum, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tagtraum, spelled T-A-G-T-R-A-U-M.
Definition
- 1vorübergehende geistige Abwesenheit/Phantasievorstellung während der Phase des Wachseins
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tagtraum appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich habe also Spielraum für Tagträume - den ich selten auf diese Weise nutze, denn an Tagträumen liegt mir wenig - oder um mir über allerlei Dinge den Kopf zu zerbrechen, was ich mir zugegebenermaßen immer öfter zugestehe.“
„Waiakh unterbricht seinen Tagtraum und reicht ihm eine Armladung dünner Äste.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.