Trabant

[tʁaˈbant]

/[tʁaˈbant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Trabant” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,509. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,509
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leibwächter eines Würdenträgers

Corpus desk

Index DE-trabant · Trabant · German

Trabant · rank #41,509 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,509
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tori

Nearest frequency peer: Tori (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Trabant“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Trabant“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Trabant
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrabant
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁaˈbant]
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,509
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Trabant“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Trabantliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tori“ (#41,508), „traumatischen“ (#41,510), „Toms“ (#41,507). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trabant“ bei #41,509. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Trabant (IPA [tʁaˈbant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,509 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Trabant, with forms such as "rtabant", "tarbant", and "traabnt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Trabant, spelled T-R-A-B-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Leibwächter eines Würdenträgers
  2. 2
    Himmelskörper, der einen Planeten auf einer festen Bahn umkreist
  3. 3
    Anhänger, Mitläufer
  4. 4
    (kleines) Kind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Die Glefe wurde […] im 16. bis ins 18. Jahrhundert […] zum Rangabzeichen des Trabanten an Fürstenhöfen“
  2. „Die Landreiter wurden vielfach den kurfürstlichen Trabanten entnommen, sie mußten über eine gewisse Schulbildung verfügen und auch des Schreibens kundig sein.“

Synonyms

LeibgardistSatellitMond

This word in other languages

bodyguard(English)satélite(Español)garde du corps(Français)satélite(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtabant
  • tarbant
  • traabnt
  • trabannt
  • trabantt
  • trabatn
  • trabbant
  • trabnat
  • trbaant
  • trrabant
  • ttrabant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Trabant - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rtabant2tarbant2traabnt2trabannt1trabantt1trabatn2trabbant1trabnat2
Edit distance from "Trabant"

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 "Trabant"?
"Trabant" is spelled T-R-A-B-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁaˈbant].
What does "Trabant" mean?
As a noun, "Trabant" means: Leibwächter eines Würdenträgers
What are common misspellings of "Trabant"?
Common misspellings include "rtabant", "tarbant", "traabnt", "trabannt", "trabantt". The correct spelling is "Trabant".
How do you pronounce "Trabant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trabant" is [tʁaˈbant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trabant" come from?
"Trabant" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

streikt#41,481sisters#41,465Sechser#41,458vorlegt#41,565

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Verhauen11 variantsverheilt11 variantssexuelles11 variantsvollstes11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list