Triathlet
[ˈtʁiːatleːt]
The verdict
“Triathlet” is uncommon German (frequency #79,838 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #79,838
- frequency rank, German
- 35,386
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sportler, der die Sportart Triathlon betreibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-triathlet · Triathlet · German
Triathlet · rank #79,838 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #79,838
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 35,386
- PHOTO-FINISH trending
Nearest frequency peer: trending (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Triathlet”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- trachtet
trachtet
20,166 corpus weight
- Traktion
Traktion
20,165 corpus weight
- trending
trending
20,164 corpus weight
- Triathlet
Triathlet
20,163 corpus weight
- Trinkspiel
Trinkspiel
20,162 corpus weight
- Triumphzug
Triumphzug
20,161 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Triathlet” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Triathlet |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁiːatleːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #79,838 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Triathlet” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Triathlet is uncommon German at frequency #79,838 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁiːatleːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sportler, der die Sportart Triathlon betreibt".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Triathlet in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Triathlet, spelled T-R-I-A-T-H-L-E-T.
Definition
- 1Sportler, der die Sportart Triathlon betreibt
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Triathlet", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.