treten

/[ˈtʁeːtn̩]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,714

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

treten is aGermanverb. It means: mit der Fußsohle berühren, wobei meist das Körpergewicht darauf lastet Pronounced [ˈtʁeːtn̩]. It ranks #1,714 in German word frequency. Often confused with Treue and Tüten.

Key facts for treten
PropertyValue
Headwordtreten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtʁeːtn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,714
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of treten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for treten is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʁeːtn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,714 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for treten, with forms such as "rteten", "terten", and "treetn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Treue", "Tüten", "Treuen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is treten, spelled T-R-E-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit der Fußsohle berühren, wobei meist das Körpergewicht darauf lastet
  2. 2
    ein Pedalfahrzeug mit den Füßen antreiben
  3. 3
    wenige Schritte gehen
  4. 4
    herein- beziehungsweise herauskommen
  5. 5
    mit dem Fuß oder Knie einen Hieb versetzen
  6. 6
    begatten

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rteten,terten,treetn,tretenn,tretne,tretten,trreten,trteen,ttreten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for treten

Misspelling Variants of "treten"

rteten6terten6treetn6tretenn7tretne6tretten7trreten7trteen6
Misspelling Variants of "treten"

Frequency rank: #1,714 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "treten"?
"treten" is spelled T-R-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁeːtn̩].
What does "treten" mean?
As a verb, "treten" means: mit der Fußsohle berühren, wobei meist das Körpergewicht darauf lastet
What words are commonly confused with "treten"?
"treten" is commonly confused with "Treue", "Tüten", "Treuen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "treten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "treten" is [ˈtʁeːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "treten" come from?
"treten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.