Trapez

[tʁaˈpeːt͡s]

/[tʁaˈpeːt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Trapez” is uncommon German (frequency #57,473 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,473
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Viereck mit zwei parallelen Seiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-trapez · Trapez · German

Trapez · rank #57,473 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,473
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH treasure

Nearest frequency peer: treasure (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Trapez“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Trapez“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Trapez
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrapez
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁaˈpeːt͡s]
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,473
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Trapez“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Trapezfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „treasure“ (#57,474), „traben“ (#57,471), „Toxizität“ (#57,470). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trapez“ bei #57,473. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Trapez is uncommon German at frequency #57,473 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [tʁaˈpeːt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Trapez in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Trapez, spelled T-R-A-P-E-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Viereck mit zwei parallelen Seiten
  2. 2
    Turngerät, das aus zwei gleich langen Seilen und einer Querstange besteht beziehungsweise Steuervorrichtung beim Drachenfliegen
  3. 3
    Draht, der oben im Mast befestigt ist, in den sich ein Segler einhängt, um das Boot möglichst aufrecht zu segeln

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Quadrat ist auch ein Trapez.
  2. Das Trapez wird hauptsächlich von Akrobaten im Zirkus oder Varieté benutzt.

Synonyms

Paralleltrapez

Antonyms

Tangentenviereck

This word in other languages

trapezium(English)trapecio(Español)trapèze(Français)

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 "Trapez"?
"Trapez" is spelled T-R-A-P-E-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁaˈpeːt͡s].
What does "Trapez" mean?
As a noun, "Trapez" means: Viereck mit zwei parallelen Seiten
How do you pronounce "Trapez"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trapez" is [tʁaˈpeːt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trapez" come from?
"Trapez" 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 "Trapez", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

traben#57,471Tomasz#57,467umgehe#57,488Teiles#57,457

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list