Tretmine
[ˈtʁeːtˌmiːnə]
The verdict
“Tretmine” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mine, die durch Drauftreten oder Befahren sofort oder verzögert gezündet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-tretmine · Tretmine · German
Tretmine · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Tretmine |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁeːtˌmiːnə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Tretmine” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Tretmine is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁeːtˌmiːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tretmine, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tretmine, spelled T-R-E-T-M-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Mine, die durch Drauftreten oder Befahren sofort oder verzögert gezündet wird
- 2Kot im öffentlichen Raum
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tretmine appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tretminen sind für spielende Kinder sehr gefährlich.
Die weitaus meisten Tretminen verletzen oder töten Zivilisten.
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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.
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