traurig

/[ˈtʁaʊ̯ʁɪç]/ adj

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,947

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

traurig is anGermanadj. It means: betrübt, niedergeschlagen Pronounced [ˈtʁaʊ̯ʁɪç]. It ranks #1,947 in German word frequency. Often confused with Trauung and traurige.

Key facts for traurig
PropertyValue
Headwordtraurig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈtʁaʊ̯ʁɪç]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,947
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for traurig is 7 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʁaʊ̯ʁɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,947 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for traurig, with forms such as "rtaurig", "tarurig", and "traruig". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Trauung", "traurige", "traurigen", 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 traurig, spelled T-R-A-U-R-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    betrübt, niedergeschlagen
  2. 2
    erbarmungswürdig, beklagenswert

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtaurig,tarurig,traruig,trauirg,traurgi,traurigg,traurrig,trraurig,truarig,ttraurig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for traurig

Misspelling Variants of "traurig"

rtaurig7tarurig7traruig7trauirg7traurgi7traurigg8traurrig8trraurig8
Misspelling Variants of "traurig"

Frequency rank: #1,947 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "traurig"?
"traurig" is spelled T-R-A-U-R-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁaʊ̯ʁɪç].
What does "traurig" mean?
As an adj, "traurig" means: betrübt, niedergeschlagen
What words are commonly confused with "traurig"?
"traurig" is commonly confused with "Trauung", "traurige", "traurigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "traurig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "traurig" is [ˈtʁaʊ̯ʁɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "traurig" come from?
"traurig" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.