Treppe
[ˈtʁɛpə]
The verdict
“Treppe” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #4,940 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,940
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Aufstieg und Abstieg aus Stufen in einem Gebäude oder im Freien
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Treppe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁɛpə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #4,940 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Treppe” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Treppe is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʁɛpə]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,940 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Aufstieg und Abstieg aus Stufen in einem Gebäude oder im Freien".
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Treppe, with forms such as "rteppe", "terppe", and "trepe". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Treue", "trete", "Trupp", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Treppe, spelled T-R-E-P-P-E.
Definition
- 1Aufstieg und Abstieg aus Stufen in einem Gebäude oder im Freien
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rteppe,terppe,trepe,trepep,trpepe,trreppe,ttreppe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Treppe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Treppe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-R-E-P-P-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtʁɛpə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Treue” - see the side-by-side comparison. Treppe vs Treue
- 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.