traumhaft
[ˈtʁaʊ̯mhaft]
The verdict
“traumhaft” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #17,429 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #17,429
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - wie in einem Traum, so unwirklich als ob man träumen würde
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | traumhaft |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈtʁaʊ̯mhaft] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #17,429 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “traumhaft” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for traumhaft is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʁaʊ̯mhaft]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,429 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 generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for traumhaft, with forms such as "rtaumhaft", "tarumhaft", and "tramuhaft". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "traumhafte", "traumhaften", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is traumhaft, spelled T-R-A-U-M-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1wie in einem Traum, so unwirklich als ob man träumen würde
- 2wie man es sich in einem Traum wünschen würde, sehr gut
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtaumhaft,tarumhaft,tramuhaft,trauhmaft,traumahft,traumhafft,traumhaftt,traumhatf,traumhfat,traumhhaft,traummhaft,trraumhaft,truamhaft,ttraumhaft
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of traumhaft - 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 “traumhaft”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-R-A-U-M-H-A-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtʁaʊ̯mhaft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “traumhafte” - see the side-by-side comparison. traumhaft vs traumhafte
- 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.