traveller

[trævlə(r)]

/[trævlə(r)]/ noun

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The verdict

“traveller” is uncommon German (frequency #61,110 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,110
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der eine Reise unternimmt: Reisender, Reisende

Corpus desk

Index DE-traveller · traveller · German

traveller · rank #61,110 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,110
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Traumtor

Nearest frequency peer: Traumtor (-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 „traveller“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for traveller
PropertyValue
Headwordtraveller
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[trævlə(r)]
Letters9
Frequency rank#61,110
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „traveller“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.travellerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Traumtor“ (#61,109), „Trittbrettfahrer“ (#61,111), „Tritten“ (#61,112). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „traveller“ bei #61,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

traveller is uncommon German at frequency #61,110 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [trævlə(r)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for traveller in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is traveller, spelled T-R-A-V-E-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemand, der eine Reise unternimmt: Reisender, Reisende
  2. 2
    bewegliche Vorrichtung, für Bewegungen seitwärts oder in eine bestimmte Richtung
  3. 3
    Vorhang, der sich zu den Seiten hin öffnet: Zugvorhang
  4. 4
    Teil der Takelage auf Segelschiffen: Traveller

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The airport was full of travellers.

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 "traveller"?
"traveller" is spelled T-R-A-V-E-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [trævlə(r)].
What does "traveller" mean?
As a noun, "traveller" means: jemand, der eine Reise unternimmt: Reisender, Reisende
How do you pronounce "traveller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "traveller" is [trævlə(r)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "traveller" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Umnutzung#61,120Tauziehen#61,091verdreckt#61,136Superbowl#61,077

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list