träumen

/[ˈtʁɔɪ̯mən]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,235

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

träumen is aGermanverb. It means: im Schlaf einen Traum haben Pronounced [ˈtʁɔɪ̯mən]. It ranks #4,235 in German word frequency. Often confused with traun and träumt.

Key facts for träumen
PropertyValue
Headwordträumen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtʁɔɪ̯mən]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,235
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for träumen is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʁɔɪ̯mən]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,235 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for träumen, with forms such as "rtäumen", "trräumen", and "truämen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "traun", "träumt", "Treuen", 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 träumen, spelled T-R-Ä-U-M-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    im Schlaf einen Traum haben
  2. 2
    einen tiefen Wunsch (Traum) haben und intensiv daran denken; sich etwas wünschen
  3. 3
    dösen, nicht bei der wesentlichen Sache sein
  4. 4
    für schlafen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtäumen,trräumen,truämen,trämuen,träuemn,träumenn,träummen,träumne,tträumen,tärumen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for träumen

Misspelling Variants of "träumen"

rtäumen7trräumen8truämen7trämuen7träuemn7träumenn8träummen8träumne7
Misspelling Variants of "träumen"

Frequency rank: #4,235 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "träumen"?
"träumen" is spelled T-R-Ä-U-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɔɪ̯mən].
What does "träumen" mean?
As a verb, "träumen" means: im Schlaf einen Traum haben
What words are commonly confused with "träumen"?
"träumen" is commonly confused with "traun", "träumt", "Treuen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "träumen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "träumen" is [ˈtʁɔɪ̯mən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "träumen" come from?
"träumen" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.