Treibsand

[ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌzant]

/[ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌzant]/ noun

The verdict

“Treibsand” is uncommon German (frequency #97,836 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,836
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von fließenden Gewässern oder Wind transportierter Sand

Corpus desk

Index DE-treibsand · Treibsand · German

Treibsand · rank #97,836 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,836
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Traunsee

Nearest frequency peer: Traunsee (-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 „Treibsand“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Treibsand
PropertyValue
HeadwordTreibsand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌzant]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,836
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Treibsand“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Treibsandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Traunsee“ (#97,835), „Trenner“ (#97,837), „tretenden“ (#97,838). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Treibsand“ bei #97,836. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Treibsand is uncommon German at frequency #97,836 among 2,684 “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

  1. 1
    von fließenden Gewässern oder Wind transportierter Sand

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Treibsand lagert sich an den langsam fließenden Flussstellen ab.
  2. „Vor dem Versicherungsbüro hatte sich so viel Treibsand angestaut, dass wir uns nur einer nach dem anderen und mit angehaltenem Atem durch die Tür zwängen konnten.“

Synonyms

MahlsandTriebsand

This word in other languages

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 "Treibsand"?
"Treibsand" is spelled T-R-E-I-B-S-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌzant].
What does "Treibsand" mean?
As a noun, "Treibsand" means: von fließenden Gewässern oder Wind transportierter Sand
How do you pronounce "Treibsand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Treibsand" is [ˈtʁaɪ̯pˌzant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list