Trick 17
[tʁɪk ˈziːpt͡seːn]
The verdict
“Trick 17” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einfacher, origineller und einfallsreicher Lösungsweg für ein Problem
Corpus desk
Index DE-trick-17 · Trick 17 · German
Trick 17 · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Trick 17 |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [tʁɪk ˈziːpt͡seːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Trick 17“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Trick 17 is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [tʁɪk ˈziːpt͡seːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einfacher, origineller und einfallsreicher Lösungsweg für ein Problem".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Trick 17, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Trick 17, spelled T-R-I-C-K- -1-7.
Definition
- 1einfacher, origineller und einfallsreicher Lösungsweg für ein Problem
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Trick 17 appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Versuch es doch mal mit Trick 17.
[Im Zoo:] „Weil die Pinguine aber fürchterlich pingelig mit ihrem Futter sind, muss Uwe mit Trick 17 arbeiten und die Tabletten tief im Fisch versenken. Sonst werden sie schnell von den Pinguinen wieder ausgespuckt.“
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.