track

[tʁɛk]

/[tʁɛk]/ verb

The verdict

“track” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,294. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,294
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tracken

Corpus desk

Index DE-track · track · German

track · rank #8,294 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,294
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH teilzunehmen

Nearest frequency peer: teilzunehmen (-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 „track“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

track vs trat
60% similar
track vs traf
60% similar
track vs trek
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for track
PropertyValue
Headwordtrack
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[tʁɛk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#8,294
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „track“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „teilzunehmen“ (#8,293), „Transfer“ (#8,295), „trost“ (#8,296). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „track“ bei #8,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around track (IPA [tʁɛk]), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,294 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tracken".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for track, with forms such as "rtack", "tarck", and "tracck". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "trat", "traf", "trek", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology 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 track, spelled T-R-A-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tracken

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtack
  • tarck
  • tracck
  • trackk
  • trakc
  • trcak
  • trrack
  • ttrack

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of track - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtack2tarck2tracck1trackk1trakc2trcak2trrack1ttrack1
Edit distance from "track"

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 "track"?
"track" is spelled T-R-A-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁɛk].
What does "track" mean?
As a verb, "track" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tracken
What words are commonly confused with "track"?
"track" is commonly confused with "trat", "traf", "trek". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "track"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "track" is [tʁɛk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "track" come from?
"track" 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 "track", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list