Traufel
[ˈtʁaʊ̯fl̩]
The verdict
“Traufel” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handwerksgerät für Maurer (regional z.B. im Rheinland): die Kelle, die Maurerkelle
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Traufel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁaʊ̯fl̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Traufel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Traufel is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʁaʊ̯fl̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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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.
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Using “Traufel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-R-A-U-F-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtʁaʊ̯fl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.