Traufel
[ˈtʁaʊ̯fl̩]
The verdict
“Traufel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Handwerksgerät für Maurer (regional z.B. im Rheinland): die Kelle, die Maurerkelle
Corpus desk
Index DE-traufel · Traufel · German
Traufel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Traufel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁaʊ̯fl̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Traufel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Traufel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁaʊ̯fl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Handwerksgerät für Maurer (regional z.B. im Rheinland): die Kelle, die Maurerkelle".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Traufel, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Traufel, spelled T-R-A-U-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1Handwerksgerät für Maurer (regional z.B. im Rheinland): die Kelle, die Maurerkelle
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Traufel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bring mir doch mal die Traufel her!
„Die Traufel wird zum Auftragen und Abziehen von Außenputz und Innenputz und von Spachtel benutzt - beispielsweise, um Fugen in einer Gipsfaserwand zu füllen und die Übergänge zu glätten.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.