Trankopfer
[ˈtʁaŋkˌʔɔp͡fɐ]
The verdict
“Trankopfer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - rituelle Handlung, bei der eine Flüssigkeit als Opfer dargebracht wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-trankopfer · Trankopfer · German
Trankopfer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Trankopfer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁaŋkˌʔɔp͡fɐ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Trankopfer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Trankopfer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁaŋkˌʔɔp͡fɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Trankopfer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Trankopfer, spelled T-R-A-N-K-O-P-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1rituelle Handlung, bei der eine Flüssigkeit als Opfer dargebracht wird
- 2Opfergabe in Form von trinkbaren Flüssigkeiten (wie Bier oder Wein)
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Trankopfer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Man weiß, daß Trankopfer manchmal durch Rinnen in die Gräber geleitet wurden.“
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.