# trachten

> German word · Verb · IPA [ˈtʁaxtn̩] · frequency rank #20,435

## Definitions
1. etwas Bestimmtes zu erreichen versuchen

## Easily confused with
- **traten** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/trachten-vs-traten)
- **trauten** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/trachten-vs-trauten)
- **Trichter** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/trachten-vs-trichter)
- **Tracht** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tracht-vs-trachten)
- **tauchten** (https://plainspell.com/de/vs/tauchten-vs-trachten)

## Common misspellings (13)
`rtachten`, `tarchten`, `tracchten`, `trachetn`, `trachhten`, `trachtenn`, `trachtne`, `trachtten`, `tracthen`, `trahcten`, `trcahten`, `trrachten`, `ttrachten`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/word/trachten