Treibsand
[ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌzant]
The verdict
“Treibsand” is uncommon German (frequency #97,836 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #97,836
- frequency rank, German
- 35,386
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von fließenden Gewässern oder Wind transportierter Sand
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Treibsand |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌzant] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #97,836 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Treibsand” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Treibsand is uncommon German at frequency #97,836 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌzant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von fließenden Gewässern oder Wind transportierter Sand".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Treibsand in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Treibsand, spelled T-R-E-I-B-S-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1von fließenden Gewässern oder Wind transportierter Sand
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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.
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Using “Treibsand”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-R-E-I-B-S-A-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌzant] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.