traf
[tʁaːf]
The verdict
“traf” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #2,415 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #2,415
- frequency rank, German
- 4
- letters
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs treffen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | traf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [tʁaːf] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #2,415 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “traf” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for traf is 4 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tʁaːf]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,415 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for traf, with forms such as "rtaf", "tarf", and "traff". 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", "trug", "treu", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is traf, spelled T-R-A-F.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs treffen
- 23. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs treffen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtaf,tarf,traff,trfa,trraf,ttraf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of traf - 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.
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.
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Using “traf”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-R-A-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [tʁaːf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “trat” - see the side-by-side comparison. traf vs trat
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.