tracken

[ˈtʁɛkn̩]

/[ˈtʁɛkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“tracken” is uncommon German (frequency #85,947 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,947
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zurückverfolgen (Zugriffe, Links), aufspüren (Nutzer)

Corpus desk

Index DE-tracken · tracken · German

tracken · rank #85,947 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,947
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH township

Nearest frequency peer: township (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “tracken”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “tracken” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tracken
PropertyValue
Headwordtracken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtʁɛkn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,947
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “tracken” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.trackenliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „township“ (#85,946), „Touchscreens“ (#85,945), „tou“ (#85,944). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tracken is uncommon German at frequency #85,947 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtʁɛkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

tracken has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is tracken, spelled T-R-A-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zurückverfolgen (Zugriffe, Links), aufspüren (Nutzer)
  2. 2
    Musikstück mit mehreren Tonspuren herstellen
  3. 3
    folgen, nachfolgen, verfolgen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dass Cookies zum Tracken von Benutzern benutzt werden, ist inzwischen bekannt. [Internetbeleg]
  2. Es gibt Alternativen zum Tracken, beispielsweise einen Hardware-Synthesizer, allerdings ist Tracken den meisten Heimmusikern sicherlich attraktiver, da es billig und einfacher zu bedienen ist. [Internetbeleg]

This word in other languages

track(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 "tracken"?
"tracken" is spelled T-R-A-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɛkn̩].
What does "tracken" mean?
As a verb, "tracken" means: zurückverfolgen (Zugriffe, Links), aufspüren (Nutzer)
How do you pronounce "tracken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tracken" is [ˈtʁɛkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tracken" come from?
"tracken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

théâtre#85,935vereist#85,995vernäht#86,006spreizt#85,875

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list