Trauma

/[ˈtʁaʊ̯ma]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,133

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

Trauma is aGermannoun. It means: starke seelische Erschütterung Pronounced [ˈtʁaʊ̯ma]. Often confused with Trump and traut.

Key facts for Trauma
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrauma
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁaʊ̯ma]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,133
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Trauma in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Trauma is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʁaʊ̯ma]. Corpus data places it at rank #11,133 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Trauma, with forms such as "rtauma", "taruma", and "tramua". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Trump", "traut", "traun", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Trauma, spelled T-R-A-U-M-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    starke seelische Erschütterung
  2. 2
    körperliche Verletzung

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtauma,taruma,tramua,trauam,traumma,trrauma,truama,ttrauma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Trauma

Misspelling Variants of "Trauma"

rtauma6taruma6tramua6trauam6traumma7trrauma7truama6ttrauma7
Misspelling Variants of "Trauma"

Frequency rank: #11,133 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Trauma"?
"Trauma" is spelled T-R-A-U-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁaʊ̯ma].
What does "Trauma" mean?
As a noun, "Trauma" means: starke seelische Erschütterung
What words are commonly confused with "Trauma"?
"Trauma" is commonly confused with "Trump", "traut", "traun". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Trauma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trauma" is [ˈtʁaʊ̯ma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trauma" come from?
"Trauma" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.