trave

Name: trave, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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/[…]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“trave” is uncommon German (frequency #90,996 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,996
frequency rank, German: 2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Balken, der Träger

Corpus desk

Index DE-trave · trave · German

trave · rank #90,996 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-RARE #90,996
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-0 0 variants
BOOK-MID 2,684
PHOTO-FINISH Transvaal

Nearest frequency peer: Transvaal (-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.

Totenbett

9,009
Transvaal

9,006
trave

9,005
Treibens

9,004
Trickkiste

9,003
triumphs

9,001

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

Key facts for trave
Property	Value
Headword	trave
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[…]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#90,996
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „trave“ im Deutschen

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

#90,996

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Transvaal“ (#90,995), „Treibens“ (#90,997), „Trickkiste“ (#90,998). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „trave“ bei #90,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trave is uncommon German at frequency #90,996 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for trave, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is trave, spelled T-R-A-V-E.

Definition

1
der Balken, der Träger
2
der Schwebebalken

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 "trave"?

"trave" is spelled T-R-A-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].

What does "trave" mean?

As a noun, "trave" means: der Balken, der Träger

How do you pronounce "trave"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trave" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "trave" come from?

"trave" 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 "trave", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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