Trauermarsch

[ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐˌmaʁʃ]

/[ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐˌmaʁʃ]/ noun

The verdict

“Trauermarsch” is uncommon German (frequency #61,998 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,998
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marsch zum trauernden Gedenken an jemand oder etwas

Corpus desk

Index DE-trauermarsch · Trauermarsch · German

Trauermarsch · rank #61,998 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,998
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Treibhauseffe…

Nearest frequency peer: Treibhauseffekt (+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 „Trauermarsch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Trauermarsch
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrauermarsch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐˌmaʁʃ]
Letters12
Frequency rank#61,998
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Trauermarsch“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Treibhauseffekt“ (#61,999), „Trennlinie“ (#62,000), „todmüde“ (#61,995). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trauermarsch“ bei #61,998. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Trauermarsch is uncommon German at frequency #61,998 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐˌmaʁʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Trauermarsch in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Trauermarsch, spelled T-R-A-U-E-R-M-A-R-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marsch zum trauernden Gedenken an jemand oder etwas
  2. 2
    Form von Marschmusik zum Ausdruck von Trauer

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Gemeinsam zogen sie beim Ostermarsch von Bochum nach Essen, gingen mit im Trauermarsch für Benno Ohnesorg, protestierten gegen den Krieg in Vietnam.“
  2. „Einen Trauermarsch höre ich besonders gern.“

This word in other languages

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 "Trauermarsch"?
"Trauermarsch" is spelled T-R-A-U-E-R-M-A-R-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐˌmaʁʃ].
What does "Trauermarsch" mean?
As a noun, "Trauermarsch" means: Marsch zum trauernden Gedenken an jemand oder etwas
How do you pronounce "Trauermarsch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trauermarsch" is [ˈtʁaʊ̯ɐˌmaʁʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trauermarsch" come from?
"Trauermarsch" 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 "Trauermarsch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list