Trial

/[ˈtʁaɪ̯əl]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,094

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Trial is aGermannoun. It means: Wettbewerb, in dem die Geschicklichkeit des Fahrers eines Fahrzeuges auf die Probe gestellt wird Pronounced [ˈtʁaɪ̯əl]. Often confused with Trio and Trip.

Key facts for Trial
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrial
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁaɪ̯əl]
Letters5
Frequency rank#27,094
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Trial is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʁaɪ̯əl]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,094 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Trial, with forms such as "rtial", "tiral", and "triall". 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, "Trio", "Trip", "tritt", 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 Trial, spelled T-R-I-A-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Wettbewerb, in dem die Geschicklichkeit des Fahrers eines Fahrzeuges auf die Probe gestellt wird
  2. 2
    Rennen zur Probe

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtial,tiral,triall,trila,trrial,ttrial

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Trial

Misspelling Variants of "Trial"

rtial5tiral5triall6trila5trrial6ttrial6
Misspelling Variants of "Trial"

Frequency rank: #27,094 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Trial"?
"Trial" is spelled T-R-I-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁaɪ̯əl].
What does "Trial" mean?
As a noun, "Trial" means: Wettbewerb, in dem die Geschicklichkeit des Fahrers eines Fahrzeuges auf die Probe gestellt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Trial"?
"Trial" is commonly confused with "Trio", "Trip", "tritt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Trial"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trial" is [ˈtʁaɪ̯əl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trial" come from?
"Trial" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter T in our German index:

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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.