Treff

[tʁɛf]

/[tʁɛf]/ noun

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The verdict

“Treff” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,400. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,400
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Farbe im französischen Blatt

Corpus desk

Index DE-treff · Treff · German

Treff · rank #12,400 · 6 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,400
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tools

Nearest frequency peer: tools (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Treff“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Treff“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Treff vs treu
40% similar
Treff vs trek
40% similar
Treff vs tres
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Treff
PropertyValue
HeadwordTreff
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁɛf]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,400
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Treff“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Treffliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „tools“ (#12,399), „Türke“ (#12,401), „Tischtennis“ (#12,398). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Treff“ bei #12,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Treff (IPA [tʁɛf]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,400 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Farbe im französischen Blatt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Treff, with forms such as "rteff", "terff", and "tref". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "treu", "trek", "tres", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Treff, spelled T-R-E-F-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    Farbe im französischen Blatt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Beim Skat ist Treff die höchste Farbe.

Synonyms

KreuzEichel

Antonyms

HerzKaroPik

This word in other languages

clubs(English)trébol(Español)trèfle(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rteff
  • terff
  • tref
  • trfef
  • trreff
  • ttreff

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Treff - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rteff2terff2tref1trfef2trreff1ttreff1
Edit distance from "Treff"

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 "Treff"?
"Treff" is spelled T-R-E-F-F. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁɛf].
What does "Treff" mean?
As a noun, "Treff" means: Farbe im französischen Blatt
What words are commonly confused with "Treff"?
"Treff" is commonly confused with "treu", "trek", "tres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Treff"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Treff" is [tʁɛf]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Treff" come from?
"Treff" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

tools#12,399Türke#12,401Taste#12,395Worms#12,418

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

slam6 variantspiano6 variantsNeger6 variantsapollo6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list