träufeln
German, verb
träufeln is spelled T-R-Ä-U-F-E-L-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written German, the 161,302nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Träufeln is a German verb meaning “to drip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Träufeln is a different word: “gerund of träufeln”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “eine Flüssigkeit in kleinen Tropfen aus etwas (beispielweise einer Pipette, einer Phiole) herauslaufen lassen”.
What does träufeln mean in English?
verb
- 1
to drip
noun
- 1
neutergerund of träufeln
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine Flüssigkeit in kleinen Tropfen aus etwas (beispielweise einer Pipette, einer Phiole) herauslaufen lassen 2. jemandem etwas einflüstern, jemanden auf subtile Weise überzeugen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of träufeln
- träufelt present singular third-person
- träufelte past
- geträufelt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- träufelnd participle present
- träufle first-person indicative present
- träufele first-person indicative present
- träufel first-person indicative present
- träufelst indicative present second-person
- träufelest second-person singular subjunctive
- träuflest second-person singular subjunctive
- träufelet plural second-person subjunctive
- träuflet plural second-person subjunctive
- träufelten first-person indicative plural
- träufeltest indicative preterite second-person
- träufeltet indicative plural preterite
- träufle! imperative singular
- träufele! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to träufeln
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is träufeln in German?
träufeln appears about once in every 9 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).