Tremolo
[ˈtʁeːmolo]
The verdict
“Tremolo” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bebung, die bei Tasten-, Streich- oder Blasinstrumenten erzeugt wird; in kurzen Abständen erfolgende Tonwiederholung
Corpus desk
Index DE-tremolo · Tremolo · German
Tremolo · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tremolo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁeːmolo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tremolo“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tremolo is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁeːmolo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tremolo, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Tremolo, spelled T-R-E-M-O-L-O.
Definition
- 1Bebung, die bei Tasten-, Streich- oder Blasinstrumenten erzeugt wird; in kurzen Abständen erfolgende Tonwiederholung
- 2bebende Tonführung beim Gesang
- 3Amplitudenmodulation - Überlagerung mehrerer ähnlicher Töne beim Akkordeon oder bei elektronischen Instrumenten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tremolo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Ausführung des Tremolos ist bei jedem Instrument anders: Bei Streichinstrumenten wird der Bogen in einer schnellen Zitterbewegung über die Saiten geführt.
Das nennt sich Tremolo oder Vibrato (bei einer Stimme eher Vibrato). Das hat man oder man hat es nicht.
Synonyms
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.