tracking

[ˈtɹækɪŋ]

/[ˈtɹækɪŋ]/ verb

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The verdict

“tracking” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,419. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,419
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs track

Corpus desk

Index DE-tracking · tracking · German

tracking · rank #19,419 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,419
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tinder

Nearest frequency peer: tinder (-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 „tracking“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „tracking“ 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).

tracking vs trading
75% similar
tracking vs Training
63% similar
tracking vs taking
75% similar

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

Key facts for tracking
PropertyValue
Headwordtracking
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtɹækɪŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#19,419
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „tracking“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).trackingliegt 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: „tinder“ (#19,418), „train“ (#19,420), „tiefes“ (#19,417). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tracking“ bei #19,419. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around tracking (IPA [ˈtɹækɪŋ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,419 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs track".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for tracking, with forms such as "rtacking", "tarcking", and "traccking". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "trading", "Training", "taking", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is tracking, spelled T-R-A-C-K-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs track

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtacking
  • tarcking
  • traccking
  • tracikng
  • trackign
  • trackingg
  • trackinng
  • trackking
  • tracknig
  • trakcing
  • trcaking
  • trracking
  • ttracking

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tracking - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rtacking2tarcking2traccking1tracikng2trackign2trackingg1trackinng1trackking1
Edit distance from "tracking"

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 "tracking"?
"tracking" is spelled T-R-A-C-K-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɹækɪŋ].
What does "tracking" mean?
As a verb, "tracking" means: Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs track
What words are commonly confused with "tracking"?
"tracking" is commonly confused with "trading", "Training", "taking". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tracking"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tracking" is [ˈtɹækɪŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tracking" come from?
"tracking" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Ukrainer#19,424ungesund#19,428unterste#19,431Vorfahrt#19,444

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Therapeut13 variantsUmleitung13 variantssteigerte13 variantsVorstadt13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list