Träumerei

[ˌtʁɔɪ̯məˈʁaɪ̯]

/[ˌtʁɔɪ̯məˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Träumerei” is uncommon German (frequency #76,294 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#76,294
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Träumen

Corpus desk

Index DE-traumerei · Träumerei · German

Träumerei · rank #76,294 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #76,294
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH trüber

Nearest frequency peer: trüber (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Träumerei“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Träumerei“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Träumerei
PropertyValue
HeadwordTräumerei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌtʁɔɪ̯məˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters9
Frequency rank#76,294
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Träumerei“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Träumereifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „trüber“ (#76,295), „Triptychon“ (#76,292), „tschechoslowakische“ (#76,296). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Träumerei“ bei #76,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Träumerei is uncommon German at frequency #76,294 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌtʁɔɪ̯məˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Träumerei in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Träumerei, spelled T-R-Ä-U-M-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Träumen
  2. 2
    das, was jemand sich erträumt, ein Traumbild statt der Wirklichkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Träumerei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Jetzt lass mal die Träumerei, an die Arbeit!
  2. „In ihren Eheträumen hatte Prinzessin Marja sich auch ein glückliches Familienleben und Kinder ausgemalt, aber der hauptsächlichste, der am deutlichsten gezeichnete und zugleich geheimste Gegenstand ihrer Träumerei war doch die irdische Liebe gewesen.“

Antonyms

Realität

This word in other languages

rêverie(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 "Träumerei"?
"Träumerei" is spelled T-R-Ä-U-M-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌtʁɔɪ̯məˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Träumerei" mean?
As a noun, "Träumerei" means: das Träumen
How do you pronounce "Träumerei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Träumerei" is [ˌtʁɔɪ̯məˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Träumerei" come from?
"Träumerei" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Träumerei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tonalität#76,282umrechnen#76,306Tischbein#76,277Theologin#76,270

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list