traumatisch

[tʁaʊ̯ˈmaːtɪʃ]

/[tʁaʊ̯ˈmaːtɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“traumatisch” is uncommon German (frequency #69,790 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,790
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - auf ein Trauma bezogen, ein Trauma auslösend

Key facts for traumatisch
PropertyValue
Headwordtraumatisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[tʁaʊ̯ˈmaːtɪʃ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,790
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “traumatisch” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). traumatisch lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

traumatisch is uncommon German at frequency #69,790 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [tʁaʊ̯ˈmaːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for traumatisch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is traumatisch, spelled T-R-A-U-M-A-T-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf ein Trauma bezogen, ein Trauma auslösend
  2. 2
    durch ein Trauma, eine körperliche Verletzung verursacht

This word in other languages

traumatic(English)traumático(Español)traumatique(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 "traumatisch"?
"traumatisch" is spelled T-R-A-U-M-A-T-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁaʊ̯ˈmaːtɪʃ].
What does "traumatisch" mean?
As an adjective, "traumatisch" means: auf ein Trauma bezogen, ein Trauma auslösend
How do you pronounce "traumatisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "traumatisch" is [tʁaʊ̯ˈmaːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "traumatisch" come from?
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Using “traumatisch”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-R-A-U-M-A-T-I-S-C-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [tʁaʊ̯ˈmaːtɪʃ] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list