Tränen

[ˈtʁɛːnən]

/[ˈtʁɛːnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tränen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,690
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Träne

Corpus desk

Index DE-tranen · Tränen · German

Tränen · rank #3,690 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,690
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Träger

Nearest frequency peer: Träger (-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 „Tränen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Tränen“ 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).

Tränen vs traue
33% similar
Tränen vs Trank
50% similar
Tränen vs traun
33% similar

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

Key facts for Tränen
PropertyValue
HeadwordTränen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁɛːnən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,690
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tränen“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Träger“ (#3,689), „Unrecht“ (#3,691), „Tieren“ (#3,688). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tränen“ bei #3,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Tränen (IPA [ˈtʁɛːnən]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,690 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tränen, with forms such as "rtänen", "trnäen", and "trränen". 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, "traue", "Trank", "traun", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Tränen, spelled T-R-Ä-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Träne
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Träne
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Träne
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Träne

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtänen
  • trnäen
  • trränen
  • träenn
  • tränenn
  • tränne
  • trännen
  • ttränen
  • tärnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rtänen2trnäen2trränen1träenn2tränenn1tränne2trännen1ttränen1
Edit distance from "Tränen"

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 "Tränen"?
"Tränen" is spelled T-R-Ä-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɛːnən].
What does "Tränen" mean?
As a noun, "Tränen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Träne
What words are commonly confused with "Tränen"?
"Tränen" is commonly confused with "traue", "Trank", "traun". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tränen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tränen" is [ˈtʁɛːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tränen" come from?
"Tränen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Träger#3,689Tieren#3,688vierte#3,692sozial#3,684

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Staates9 variantswerdet9 variantskorrekt9 variantsBundes9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list