trächtig

[ˈtʁɛçtɪç]

/[ˈtʁɛçtɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“trächtig” is uncommon German (frequency #85,963 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,963
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jungtiere erwartend, schwanger

Corpus desk

Index DE-trachtig · trächtig · German

trächtig · rank #85,963 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,963
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Truppenteile

Nearest frequency peer: Truppenteile (-2 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 „trächtig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trächtig
PropertyValue
Headwordträchtig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtʁɛçtɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,963
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „trächtig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.trächtigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Truppenteile“ (#85,961), „Tussis“ (#85,965), „Trulla“ (#85,960). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „trächtig“ bei #85,963. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trächtig is uncommon German at frequency #85,963 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtʁɛçtɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jungtiere erwartend, schwanger".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for trächtig, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is trächtig, spelled T-R-Ä-C-H-T-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jungtiere erwartend, schwanger

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nur die trächtigen Mutterschafe werden im Stall gehalten.
  2. Die Löwin dort scheint trächtig zu sein.

Synonyms

schwangertragend

This word in other languages

pregnant(English)preñada(Español)pleine(Français)

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 "trächtig"?
"trächtig" is spelled T-R-Ä-C-H-T-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɛçtɪç].
What does "trächtig" mean?
As an adjective, "trächtig" means: Jungtiere erwartend, schwanger
How do you pronounce "trächtig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trächtig" is [ˈtʁɛçtɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trächtig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Trinität#85,956treibend#85,953township#85,946Urwälder#85,981

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list