tricksen

[ˈtʁɪksn̩]

/[ˈtʁɪksn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“tricksen” is uncommon German (frequency #54,953 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,953
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einen Trick anwenden

Corpus desk

Index DE-tricksen · tricksen · German

tricksen · rank #54,953 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,953
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Treffsicherhe…

Nearest frequency peer: Treffsicherheit (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „tricksen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „tricksen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tricksen
PropertyValue
Headwordtricksen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtʁɪksn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#54,953
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tricksen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.tricksenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Treffsicherheit“ (#54,952), „triste“ (#54,954), „triumphieren“ (#54,955). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tricksen“ bei #54,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tricksen is uncommon German at frequency #54,953 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtʁɪksn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "einen Trick anwenden".

No generated misspelling entries exist for tricksen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is tricksen, spelled T-R-I-C-K-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    einen Trick anwenden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er trickst beim Kartenspiel.
  2. Das Wahlergebnis wurde getrickst.

Synonyms

schummelnmogeln

This word in other languages

cheat(English)tricher(Français)

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 "tricksen"?
"tricksen" is spelled T-R-I-C-K-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɪksn̩].
What does "tricksen" mean?
As a verb, "tricksen" means: einen Trick anwenden
How do you pronounce "tricksen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tricksen" is [ˈtʁɪksn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tricksen" come from?
"tricksen" 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 "tricksen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Töpfchen#54,960unnützen#54,975strikter#54,924Venedigs#54,987

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list