trends

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/[…]/ noun

The verdict

“trends” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,015 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#6,015
frequency rank, German
6
letters
10
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs trend

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

trends vs tres
67% similar
trends vs trennt
67% similar
trends vs trendy
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for trends
PropertyValue
Headwordtrends
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,015
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trends” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). trends lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for trends is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,015 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Plural des Substantivs trend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for trends, with forms such as "rtends", "ternds", and "tredns". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tres", "trennt", "trendy", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is trends, spelled T-R-E-N-D-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs trend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtends,ternds,tredns,trendds,trendss,trennds,trensd,trneds,trrends,ttrends

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trends - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rtends2ternds2tredns2trendds1trendss1trennds1trensd2trneds2
Edit distance from "trends"

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 "trends"?
"trends" is spelled T-R-E-N-D-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "trends" mean?
As a noun, "trends" means: Plural des Substantivs trend
What words are commonly confused with "trends"?
"trends" is commonly confused with "tres", "trennt", "trendy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "trends"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trends" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trends" come from?
"trends" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “trends”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-R-E-N-D-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “tres” - see the side-by-side comparison. trends vs tres
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list