Traualtar

[ˈtʁaʊ̯ʔalˌtaːɐ̯]

/[ˈtʁaʊ̯ʔalˌtaːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Traualtar” is uncommon German (frequency #99,190 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,190
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - tischähnliche Einrichtung einer Kirche, an welcher Personen in die Ehe gebracht werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-traualtar · Traualtar · German

Traualtar · rank #99,190 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,190
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Transsilvanien

Nearest frequency peer: Transsilvanien (-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 „Traualtar“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Traualtar
PropertyValue
HeadwordTraualtar
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁaʊ̯ʔalˌtaːɐ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#99,190
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Traualtar“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Traualtarfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Transsilvanien“ (#99,189), „Trauschein“ (#99,191), „transportable“ (#99,188). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Traualtar“ bei #99,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Traualtar is uncommon German at frequency #99,190 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁaʊ̯ʔalˌtaːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "tischähnliche Einrichtung einer Kirche, an welcher Personen in die Ehe gebracht werden".

Traualtar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Traualtar, spelled T-R-A-U-A-L-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    tischähnliche Einrichtung einer Kirche, an welcher Personen in die Ehe gebracht werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich führte sie vor den Traualtar.
  2. „An der Memel warten ein Mädchen und ein blumengeschmückter Traualtar auf dich.“

This word in other languages

altar(English)

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 "Traualtar"?
"Traualtar" is spelled T-R-A-U-A-L-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁaʊ̯ʔalˌtaːɐ̯].
What does "Traualtar" mean?
As a noun, "Traualtar" means: tischähnliche Einrichtung einer Kirche, an welcher Personen in die Ehe gebracht werden
How do you pronounce "Traualtar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Traualtar" is [ˈtʁaʊ̯ʔalˌtaːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Traualtar" come from?
"Traualtar" 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 "Traualtar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tragbarer#99,186Tonspuren#99,182tendierte#99,167tapeziert#99,160

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list