Tribade

[tʁiˈbaːdə]

/[tʁiˈbaːdə]/ noun

The verdict

“Tribade” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine der lesbischen Liebe ergebene Frau

Corpus desk

Index DE-tribade · Tribade · German

Tribade · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 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.

Key facts for Tribade
PropertyValue
HeadwordTribade
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁiˈbaːdə]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tribade“ im Deutschen

Tribadeliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tribade is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tʁiˈbaːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine der lesbischen Liebe ergebene Frau".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tribade, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Tribade, spelled T-R-I-B-A-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine der lesbischen Liebe ergebene Frau

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Tribade appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Daß weniger die gleichgeschlechtliche Orientierung an sich diffamiert wurde, als vielmehr eine mit ihr assoziierte Unordnung der Geschlechter, zeigt sich z.B., wenn W. Bernhardi erklärte, daß die aktiv vorgehende Tribade "eine Missgeburt männlichen Geschlechts (sei), der gegenüber die passive Tribade ein so vollkommendes Weib ist, wie der aktive Pädicato…
  2. „Die Schwester ist Tribade.“

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tribade"?
"Tribade" is spelled T-R-I-B-A-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁiˈbaːdə].
What does "Tribade" mean?
As a noun, "Tribade" means: eine der lesbischen Liebe ergebene Frau
How do you pronounce "Tribade"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tribade" is [tʁiˈbaːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tribade" come from?
"Tribade" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list