Trance

/[tʁɑ̃ːs]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#24,153

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Trance is aGermannoun. It means: (durch Hypnose, Suggestion, Drogen, religiöser Ekstase oder dergleichen herbeigeführter) veränderter Bewusstseinszustand, der einhergeht mit einer Bewusstseinstrübung (Einschränkung der freien Will... Pronounced [tʁɑ̃ːs]. Often confused with traue and Trank.

Key facts for Trance
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrance
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁɑ̃ːs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#24,153
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Trance in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Trance is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tʁɑ̃ːs]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,153 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Trance, with forms such as "rtance", "tarnce", and "tracne". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "traue", "Trank", "Träne", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Trance, spelled T-R-A-N-C-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    (durch Hypnose, Suggestion, Drogen, religiöser Ekstase oder dergleichen herbeigeführter) veränderter Bewusstseinszustand, der einhergeht mit einer Bewusstseinstrübung (Einschränkung der freien Willensbestimmung und einer ungenauen Wahrnehmung der Umwelt) und dem eines Dämmerzustands ähnelt
  2. 2
    Dämmerzustand zwischen Wachsein und Schlaf

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtance,tarnce,tracne,trancce,tranec,trannce,trnace,trrance,ttrance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Trance

Misspelling Variants of "Trance"

rtance6tarnce6tracne6trancce7tranec6trannce7trnace6trrance7
Misspelling Variants of "Trance"

Frequency rank: #24,153 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Trance"?
"Trance" is spelled T-R-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁɑ̃ːs].
What does "Trance" mean?
As a noun, "Trance" means: (durch Hypnose, Suggestion, Drogen, religiöser Ekstase oder dergleichen herbeigeführter) veränderter Bewusstseinszustand, der einhergeht mit einer Bewusstseinstrübung (Einschränkung der freien Will...
What words are commonly confused with "Trance"?
"Trance" is commonly confused with "traue", "Trank", "Träne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Trance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trance" is [tʁɑ̃ːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trance" come from?
"Trance" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.