Tribunal
[tʁibuˈnaːl]
The verdict
“Tribunal” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #31,309 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #31,309
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein erhöhter Platz für den Richter
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tribunal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tʁibuˈnaːl] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #31,309 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tribunal” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Tribunal is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tʁibuˈnaːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,309 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tribunal, with forms such as "rtibunal", "tirbunal", and "trbiunal". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "tribune", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Tribunal, spelled T-R-I-B-U-N-A-L.
Definition
- 1ein erhöhter Platz für den Richter
- 2der Gerichtshof
- 3eine öffentliche, meist nicht gerichtliche Verhandlung
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtibunal,tirbunal,trbiunal,tribbunal,tribnual,tribuanl,tribunall,tribunla,tribunnal,triubnal,trribunal,ttribunal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tribunal - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Tribunal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-R-I-B-U-N-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [tʁibuˈnaːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “tribune” - see the side-by-side comparison. Tribunal vs tribune
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.