trällern

[ˈtʁɛlɐn]

/[ˈtʁɛlɐn]/ verb

The verdict

“trällern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gutgelaunt und ohne den genauen Text wiederzugeben singen

Corpus desk

Index DE-trallern · trällern · German

trällern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for trällern
PropertyValue
Headwordträllern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtʁɛlɐn]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „trällern“ im Deutschen

trällernsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trällern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtʁɛlɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

trällern has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 trällern, spelled T-R-Ä-L-L-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    gutgelaunt und ohne den genauen Text wiederzugeben singen
  2. 2
    eine Tonfolge mit der Stimme wiedergeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. »Tralala, tralala« trällerte sie.
  2. „Von morgens bis abends wurde gepfiffen oder geträllert: „Wem Gott will rechte Gunst erweisen“ Geträllert und gepfiffen. “

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trällern"?
"trällern" is spelled T-R-Ä-L-L-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɛlɐn].
What does "trällern" mean?
As a verb, "trällern" means: gutgelaunt und ohne den genauen Text wiederzugeben singen
How do you pronounce "trällern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trällern" is [ˈtʁɛlɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trällern" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list