treffend
German, adjective[ˈtʁɛfn̩t]
treffend is spelled T-R-E-F-F-E-N-D (8 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written German, the 15,332nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Treffend is a German adjective meaning “apt, apposite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of treffen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Sache völlig angemessen, entsprechend; vollkommen passend, genau richtig; kurz und bündig”.
What does treffend mean in English?
adjective
- 1
apt, apposite
- 2
appropriate, poignant
verb
- 1
present participle of treffen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. der Sache völlig angemessen, entsprechend; vollkommen passend, genau richtig; kurz und bündig
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of treffend
- treffender masculine nominative singular
- am treffendsten superlative
- treffende feminine nominative singular
- treffendes neuter nominative singular
- treffenden genitive masculine singular
- treffendem dative masculine singular
- der treffende definite includes-article masculine
- die treffende definite feminine includes-article
- das treffende definite includes-article neuter
- die treffenden definite includes-article nominative
- des treffenden definite genitive includes-article
- der treffenden definite feminine genitive
- dem treffenden dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce treffend?
- [ˈtʁɛfn̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to treffend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is treffend in German?
treffend appears 3.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).