trenzen
[ˈtʁɛnt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“trenzen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - abgehackte leise Töne von sich geben (zumeist vom Rothirsch)
Corpus desk
Index DE-trenzen · trenzen · German
trenzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | trenzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtʁɛnt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „trenzen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
trenzen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtʁɛnt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for trenzen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is trenzen, spelled T-R-E-N-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1abgehackte leise Töne von sich geben (zumeist vom Rothirsch)
- 2jammern oder weinen
- 3Speichel absondern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how trenzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Jäger vernahmen, wie es leise unter dem brunftigen Rotwild trenzte.
Hör auf zu trenzen, sonst kriegst du erst recht keinen Kuchen!
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.