Tribut

[tʁiˈbuːt]

/[tʁiˈbuːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tribut” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,743. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,743
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Abgabe (Geld oder Naturalien), die jemand (insbesondere ein Staat) regelmäßig als Zeichen der Unterwerfung zu leisten hat

Corpus desk

Index DE-tribut · Tribut · German

Tribut · rank #17,743 · 9 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,743
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tickt

Nearest frequency peer: tickt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Tribut“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Tribut“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tribut vs tritt
50% similar
Tribut vs trübt
50% similar
Tribut vs trifft
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tribut
PropertyValue
HeadwordTribut
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁiˈbuːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#17,743
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tribut“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Tributliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „tickt“ (#17,742), „testet“ (#17,741), „Tankstellen“ (#17,740). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tribut“ bei #17,743. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Tribut (IPA [tʁiˈbuːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,743 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tribut, with forms such as "rtibut", "tirbut", and "trbiut". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "tritt", "trübt", "trifft", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Tribut, spelled T-R-I-B-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Abgabe (Geld oder Naturalien), die jemand (insbesondere ein Staat) regelmäßig als Zeichen der Unterwerfung zu leisten hat
  2. 2
    Ehrerbietung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Verschiedene antike Staaten forderten Tribut (gr. phóros) von den Gebieten oder Völkern, die sie unterworfen bzw. bedroht hatten.“
  2. „Geiserich besetzte Häfen, errichtete Stützpunkte und kassierte Tribute, ohne eine komplette Herrschaftsstruktur auf den Inseln zu errichten.“

Synonyms

BewunderungHochachtungHochschätzungRespektWertschätzungWertachtung

This word in other languages

tribute(English)tributo(Español)tribut(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtibut
  • tirbut
  • trbiut
  • tribbut
  • tribtu
  • tributt
  • triubt
  • trribut
  • ttribut

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tribut - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtibut2tirbut2trbiut2tribbut1tribtu2tributt1triubt2trribut1
Edit distance from "Tribut"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tribut"?
"Tribut" is spelled T-R-I-B-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁiˈbuːt].
What does "Tribut" mean?
As a noun, "Tribut" means: eine Abgabe (Geld oder Naturalien), die jemand (insbesondere ein Staat) regelmäßig als Zeichen der Unterwerfung zu leisten hat
What words are commonly confused with "Tribut"?
"Tribut" is commonly confused with "tritt", "trübt", "trifft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tribut"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tribut" is [tʁiˈbuːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tribut" come from?
"Tribut" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tribut", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list