Treffer

[ˈtʁɛfɐ]

/[ˈtʁɛfɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Treffer” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,569. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,569
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - treffender beziehungsweise im bestimmten Ziel sitzender Schuss, Hieb, Wurf oder Schlag

Corpus desk

Index DE-treffer · Treffer · German

Treffer · rank #4,569 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,569
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tunnel

Nearest frequency peer: Tunnel (+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 „Treffer“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Treffer“ 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).

Treffer vs treuer
57% similar
Treffer vs trefft
57% similar
Treffer vs Treiber
71% similar

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

Key facts for Treffer
PropertyValue
HeadwordTreffer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁɛfɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,569
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Treffer“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Trefferliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tunnel“ (#4,570), „trafen“ (#4,567), „Verlängerung“ (#4,571). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Treffer“ bei #4,569. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Treffer (IPA [ˈtʁɛfɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,569 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Treffer, with forms such as "rteffer", "terffer", and "trefefr". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "treuer", "trefft", "Treiber", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Treffer, spelled T-R-E-F-F-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    treffender beziehungsweise im bestimmten Ziel sitzender Schuss, Hieb, Wurf oder Schlag
  2. 2
    passendes Ergebnis einer Suche in einer Datenbank
  3. 3
    Lotteriegewinn

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Mit insgesamt 77 Treffern in 92 Länderspielen ist der einstige Stürmer [Anmerkung: Pelé] Rekordtorschütze der brasilianischen Nationalelf.“
  2. Mit zwei Punkten im Gepäck kehrten die B-Jugend- Handballerinnen der HSG Schöningen aus Isenhagen zurück. Mit 14:13 (4:6) triumphierte der Landesligist in der Fremde – und das, obwohl die Schiedsrichter es nicht immer gut meinten mit den Gästen. Man mag es kaum glauben: Ganze 12 Treffer der Schöningerinnen pfiffen die Schiedsrichter zurück. Teilweise bere…

Antonyms

FehlschlagFehlwurfFehlschussFehlversuch

This word in other languages

hit(English)premio(Español)tiro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rteffer
  • terffer
  • trefefr
  • trefer
  • trefferr
  • treffre
  • trfefer
  • trreffer
  • ttreffer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Treffer - 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.

rteffer2terffer2trefefr2trefer1trefferr1treffre2trfefer2trreffer1
Edit distance from "Treffer"

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 "Treffer"?
"Treffer" is spelled T-R-E-F-F-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɛfɐ].
What does "Treffer" mean?
As a noun, "Treffer" means: treffender beziehungsweise im bestimmten Ziel sitzender Schuss, Hieb, Wurf oder Schlag
What words are commonly confused with "Treffer"?
"Treffer" is commonly confused with "treuer", "trefft", "Treiber". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Treffer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Treffer" is [ˈtʁɛfɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Treffer" come from?
"Treffer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tendenz#4,565Skandal#4,557Autorin#4,590Piraten#4,548

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

trafen9 variantsvorhin9 variantspacken9 variantsDusche9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list