Tribus
[ˈtʁiːbʊs]
The verdict
“Tribus” is uncommon German (frequency #51,754 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,754
- frequency rank, German
- 35,386
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zwischen Gattung (Fachsprache: Genus) und Unterfamilie (Fachsprache: Subfamilia)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tribus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁiːbʊs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #51,754 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tribus” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Tribus is uncommon German at frequency #51,754 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁiːbʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Tribus in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Tribus, spelled T-R-I-B-U-S.
Definition
- 1zwischen Gattung (Fachsprache: Genus) und Unterfamilie (Fachsprache: Subfamilia)
- 2Wahlbezirk im Römischen Reich
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.
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Using “Tribus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-R-I-B-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.