Trauer

[ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐ]

/[ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Trauer” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,545. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,545
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stimmungslage, die beim Verlust, insbesondere beim Tod eines geliebten Wesens auftritt

Corpus desk

Index DE-trauer · Trauer · German

Trauer · rank #5,545 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,545
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Toleranz

Nearest frequency peer: Toleranz (-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 „Trauer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Trauer“ 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).

Trauer vs true
50% similar
Trauer vs Traum
67% similar
Trauer vs Trier
67% similar

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

Key facts for Trauer
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrauer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,545
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Trauer“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Toleranz“ (#5,544), „umfangreiche“ (#5,546), „Toilette“ (#5,543). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trauer“ bei #5,545. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Trauer (IPA [ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,545 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Trauer, with forms such as "rtauer", "taruer", and "traeur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "true", "Traum", "Trier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Trauer, spelled T-R-A-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stimmungslage, die beim Verlust, insbesondere beim Tod eines geliebten Wesens auftritt
  2. 2
    Zeit des Trauerns nach einem Todesfall
  3. 3
    die Trauerkleidung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie befindet sich in Trauer um ihre Mutter.
  2. „Sadie ist vor Trauer außer sich und macht einen Skandal, als sie die offizielle Ehefrau und eine weitere Geliebte, von der Clarence zwei Kinder hat, auftauchen sieht, ganz abgesehen von mehreren Mätressen, die alle behaupten, die einzigen zu sein, die ihn je geliebt haben.“

Synonyms

BedrücktheitBedrückungBekümmernisBekümmertheitBetrübnisBetrübtheitDepressionElendFreudlosigkeitGedrücktheitGramKummerLeidMelancholieMutlosigkeitNiedergeschlagenheitSchmerzSchwermutTraurigkeitTrübsalTrübsinnTrübsinnigkeitVerdüsterungVerzagtheitVerzweiflungWehmutWeltschmerzTrauerzeitTrauerkleidung

Antonyms

BegeisterungEuphorieFreudeFröhlichkeitFrohsinnGlückSeligkeitTriumphWohlgemutWohlgefallenZufriedenheit

This word in other languages

grief(English)luto(Español)deuil(Français)luto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtauer
  • taruer
  • traeur
  • trauerr
  • traure
  • trrauer
  • truaer
  • ttrauer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Trauer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rtauer2taruer2traeur2trauerr1traure2trrauer1truaer2ttrauer1
Edit distance from "Trauer"

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 "Trauer"?
"Trauer" is spelled T-R-A-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐ].
What does "Trauer" mean?
As a noun, "Trauer" means: Stimmungslage, die beim Verlust, insbesondere beim Tod eines geliebten Wesens auftritt
What words are commonly confused with "Trauer"?
"Trauer" is commonly confused with "true", "Traum", "Trier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Trauer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trauer" is [ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trauer" come from?
"Trauer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

teilte#5,542Wiesen#5,552Agenda#5,559riecht#5,526

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Einzug8 variantskreise8 variantsillegal8 variantsgirls8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list