Trenchcoat

[ˈtʁɛnt͡ʃˌkoːt]

/[ˈtʁɛnt͡ʃˌkoːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Trenchcoat” is uncommon German (frequency #73,012 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,012
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Regenmantel mit Gürtel

Corpus desk

Index DE-trenchcoat · Trenchcoat · German

Trenchcoat · rank #73,012 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,012
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trauzeugen

Nearest frequency peer: Trauzeugen (-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 „Trenchcoat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Trenchcoat
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrenchcoat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁɛnt͡ʃˌkoːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#73,012
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Trenchcoat“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Trenchcoatfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Trauzeugen“ (#73,011), „Trisomie“ (#73,013), „Trauzeuge“ (#73,010). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trenchcoat“ bei #73,012. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Trenchcoat is uncommon German at frequency #73,012 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁɛnt͡ʃˌkoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Regenmantel mit Gürtel".

No misspelling variants are generated for Trenchcoat in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Trenchcoat, spelled T-R-E-N-C-H-C-O-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Regenmantel mit Gürtel

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Der Student mit den Schmissen verlangt kurz und knapp einen blauen Trenchcoat.“
  2. „Es mag auch sein, dass der Trenchcoat ein Klassiker ist, der, wenn man ihn tragen kann, ein überall einsetzbares Kleidungsstück ist.“

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 "Trenchcoat"?
"Trenchcoat" is spelled T-R-E-N-C-H-C-O-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɛnt͡ʃˌkoːt].
What does "Trenchcoat" mean?
As a noun, "Trenchcoat" means: Regenmantel mit Gürtel
How do you pronounce "Trenchcoat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trenchcoat" is [ˈtʁɛnt͡ʃˌkoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trenchcoat" come from?
"Trenchcoat" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Trauzeugen#73,011Touchdowns#73,004umgestürzt#73,022umsichtige#73,023

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list