Traumfrau
[ˈtʁaʊ̯mˌfʁaʊ̯]
The verdict
“Traumfrau” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #37,823 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #37,823
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - als ideal empfundene/vorgestellte weibliche Person
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Traumfrau |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁaʊ̯mˌfʁaʊ̯] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #37,823 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Traumfrau” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Traumfrau is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʁaʊ̯mˌfʁaʊ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,823 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "als ideal empfundene/vorgestellte weibliche Person".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Traumfrau, with forms such as "rtaumfrau", "tarumfrau", and "tramufrau". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Traumfrau, spelled T-R-A-U-M-F-R-A-U.
Definition
- 1als ideal empfundene/vorgestellte weibliche Person
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtaumfrau,tarumfrau,tramufrau,traufmrau,traumfaru,traumffrau,traumfrrau,traumfrua,traummfrau,traumrfau,trraumfrau,truamfrau,ttraumfrau
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Traumfrau - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Traumfrau”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-R-A-U-M-F-R-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtʁaʊ̯mˌfʁaʊ̯] (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
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.