Trichter

[ˈtʁɪçtɐ]

/[ˈtʁɪçtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Trichter” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,984. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,984
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kegelförmiges, oben weites und unten enges Rohr zum Einfüllen

Corpus desk

Index DE-trichter · Trichter · German

Trichter · rank #27,984 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,984
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Treffens

Nearest frequency peer: Treffens (-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 „Trichter“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Trichter“ 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).

Trichter vs Tochter
75% similar
Trichter vs trachten
63% similar

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

Key facts for Trichter
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrichter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁɪçtɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,984
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Trichter“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Trichterliegt 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: „Treffens“ (#27,983), „trockenes“ (#27,985), „trap“ (#27,982). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trichter“ bei #27,984. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Trichter (IPA [ˈtʁɪçtɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,984 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Trichter, with forms such as "rtichter", "tirchter", and "trcihter". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Tochter", "trachten", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Trichter, spelled T-R-I-C-H-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    kegelförmiges, oben weites und unten enges Rohr zum Einfüllen
  2. 2
    kegelförmiges, oben weites und unten enges Rohr zum Einfüllen
  3. 3
    kegelförmiges, oben weites und unten enges Rohr zum Einfüllen
  4. 4
    ein Gegenstand, der die Form eines Trichters hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mit Hilfe des Trichters füllt sie die kochendheiße Suppe in die Thermoskanne.
  2. Die Trichter -- (Christian Morgenstern, Wikisource-Quellentext „Die Trichter“)

Synonyms

Mühlrumpf

This word in other languages

funnel(English)embudo(Español)entonnoir(Français)funil(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtichter
  • tirchter
  • trcihter
  • tricchter
  • trichetr
  • trichhter
  • trichterr
  • trichtre
  • trichtter
  • tricther
  • trihcter
  • trrichter
  • ttrichter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Trichter - 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.

rtichter2tirchter2trcihter2tricchter1trichetr2trichhter1trichterr1trichtre2
Edit distance from "Trichter"

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 "Trichter"?
"Trichter" is spelled T-R-I-C-H-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɪçtɐ].
What does "Trichter" mean?
As a noun, "Trichter" means: kegelförmiges, oben weites und unten enges Rohr zum Einfüllen
What words are commonly confused with "Trichter"?
"Trichter" is commonly confused with "Tochter", "trachten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Trichter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trichter" is [ˈtʁɪçtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trichter" come from?
"Trichter" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Treffens#27,983verdanke#27,996tauglich#27,970Symbiose#27,964

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

verleitet13 variantsSektionen13 variantsAlejandro13 variantsallerbeste13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list