treife

[ˈtʁaɪ̯fə]

/[ˈtʁaɪ̯fə]/ adj

The verdict

“treife” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den jüdischen Speisegesetzen entsprechend unrein und daher nicht zum Verzehr erlaubt

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Index DE-treife · treife · German

treife · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for treife
PropertyValue
Headwordtreife
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtʁaɪ̯fə]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „treife“ im Deutschen

treifeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

treife is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtʁaɪ̯fə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "den jüdischen Speisegesetzen entsprechend unrein und daher nicht zum Verzehr erlaubt".

No misspelling variants are generated for treife in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 treife, spelled T-R-E-I-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    den jüdischen Speisegesetzen entsprechend unrein und daher nicht zum Verzehr erlaubt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Und so könne er verhindern, dass bei der Verarbeitung etwa Gelatine (oft aus Schweineschwarte und damit treife) oder Geschmacksverstärker und Aromen von Bibern, Zibetkatzen oder Walen (alle nicht koscher) beigemengt werden.[…]Ihr Inhalt stammt aus kontaminierten Anlagen, in denen Katzenfutter oder andere treife Substanzen verarbeitet wurden.“
  2. „In all den Jahren hatte er treifene Speisen gegessen.“

Antonyms

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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "treife"?
"treife" is spelled T-R-E-I-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁaɪ̯fə].
What does "treife" mean?
As an adjective, "treife" means: den jüdischen Speisegesetzen entsprechend unrein und daher nicht zum Verzehr erlaubt
How do you pronounce "treife"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "treife" is [ˈtʁaɪ̯fə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "treife" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list