Thrill

[θʁɪl]

/[θʁɪl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Thrill” is uncommon German (frequency #72,993 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,993
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - besonders aufregende Situation, in die man sich bewusst mit einer Mischung aus Angst und Lust begibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-thrill · Thrill · German

Thrill · rank #72,993 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,993
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH testeten

Nearest frequency peer: testeten (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Thrill“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Thrill“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Thrill
PropertyValue
HeadwordThrill
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[θʁɪl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,993
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Thrill“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Thrillfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „testeten“ (#72,992), „Tierhalter“ (#72,994), „Terpentin“ (#72,991). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Thrill“ bei #72,993. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Thrill is uncommon German at frequency #72,993 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [θʁɪl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "besonders aufregende Situation, in die man sich bewusst mit einer Mischung aus Angst und Lust begibt".

Thrill has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Thrill, spelled T-H-R-I-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    besonders aufregende Situation, in die man sich bewusst mit einer Mischung aus Angst und Lust begibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Thrill appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Hobby-Skifahrer suchen Erholung, keinen Thrill. Einen Helm zu tragen gilt nicht mehr als spießig.“

Synonyms

AngstlustHochspannungKickNervenkitzel

This word in other languages

thrill(English)

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 "Thrill"?
"Thrill" is spelled T-H-R-I-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [θʁɪl].
What does "Thrill" mean?
As a noun, "Thrill" means: besonders aufregende Situation, in die man sich bewusst mit einer Mischung aus Angst und Lust begibt
How do you pronounce "Thrill"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Thrill" is [θʁɪl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Thrill" come from?
"Thrill" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Thrill", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tempos#72,989strips#72,970Sontag#72,946vacuum#73,044

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list