tracks

[tɹæks]

/[tɹæks]/ verb

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The verdict

“tracks” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,496. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,496
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-tracks · tracks · German

tracks · rank #13,496 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,496
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Terry

Nearest frequency peer: Terry (-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 „tracks“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „tracks“ 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).

tracks vs Trick
50% similar
tracks vs Trank
50% similar
tracks vs truck
67% similar

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

Key facts for tracks
PropertyValue
Headwordtracks
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[tɹæks]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,496
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „tracks“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.tracksliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Terry“ (#13,495), „Trilogie“ (#13,497), „Tassen“ (#13,494). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tracks“ bei #13,496. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tracks (IPA [tɹæks]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,496 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs track".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tracks, with forms such as "rtacks", "tarcks", and "traccks". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Trick", "Trank", "truck", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 tracks, spelled T-R-A-C-K-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs track

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtacks
  • tarcks
  • traccks
  • trackks
  • trackss
  • tracsk
  • trakcs
  • trcaks
  • trracks
  • ttracks

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tracks - 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.

rtacks2tarcks2traccks1trackks1trackss1tracsk2trakcs2trcaks2
Edit distance from "tracks"

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 "tracks"?
"tracks" is spelled T-R-A-C-K-S. The IPA pronunciation is [tɹæks].
What does "tracks" mean?
As a verb, "tracks" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs track
What words are commonly confused with "tracks"?
"tracks" is commonly confused with "Trick", "Trank", "truck". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tracks"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tracks" is [tɹæks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tracks" come from?
"tracks" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tassen#13,494Triple#13,498strebt#13,493steige#13,491

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

spoiler10 variantsvampire10 variantsVorzüge10 variantsZypern10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list