Traufe

[ˈtʁaʊ̯fə]

/[ˈtʁaʊ̯fə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Traufe” is uncommon German (frequency #76,287 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,287
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Rand des Dachs eines Gebäudes; die Tropfkante, unter welcher häufig eine Dachrinne angebracht ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-traufe · Traufe · German

Traufe · rank #76,287 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,287
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Traumhochzeit

Nearest frequency peer: Traumhochzeit (+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 „Traufe“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Traufe
PropertyValue
HeadwordTraufe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁaʊ̯fə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#76,287
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Traufe“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Traumhochzeit“ (#76,288), „traurigsten“ (#76,289), „tradierten“ (#76,284). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Traufe“ bei #76,287. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Traufe is uncommon German at frequency #76,287 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁaʊ̯fə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Traufe has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Traufe, spelled T-R-A-U-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Rand des Dachs eines Gebäudes; die Tropfkante, unter welcher häufig eine Dachrinne angebracht ist
  2. 2
    kombinierte Feier einer Trauung und einer Taufe

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Regen tropfte mir von der Traufe des Scheunendachs in den Kragen.
  2. „Die Komödie lässt den armen Tropf neben all den glücklichen Paaren nicht nur im Regen stehen, sondern tunkt ihn in die Traufe des Wahnsinns.“

Synonyms

Dachtraufe

This word in other languages

eaves(English)canalón(Español)gouttière(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 "Traufe"?
"Traufe" is spelled T-R-A-U-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁaʊ̯fə].
What does "Traufe" mean?
As a noun, "Traufe" means: der Rand des Dachs eines Gebäudes; die Tropfkante, unter welcher häufig eine Dachrinne angebracht ist
How do you pronounce "Traufe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Traufe" is [ˈtʁaʊ̯fə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Traufe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

trüber#76,295Tiegel#76,275Tarifs#76,256unsrem#76,319

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list