triefend

[ˈtʁiːfn̩t]

/[ˈtʁiːfn̩t]/ verb

The verdict

“triefend” is uncommon German (frequency #94,994 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,994
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Präsens des Verbs triefen

Corpus desk

Index DE-triefend · triefend · German

triefend · rank #94,994 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,994
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH trolling

Nearest frequency peer: trolling (+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 „triefend“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for triefend
PropertyValue
Headwordtriefend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtʁiːfn̩t]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,994
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „triefend“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „trolling“ (#94,995), „Traumdeutung“ (#94,992), „Trotteln“ (#94,996). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „triefend“ bei #94,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

triefend is uncommon German at frequency #94,994 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtʁiːfn̩t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Präsens des Verbs triefen".

triefend has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is triefend, spelled T-R-I-E-F-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Präsens des Verbs triefen

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 "triefend"?
"triefend" is spelled T-R-I-E-F-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁiːfn̩t].
What does "triefend" mean?
As a verb, "triefend" means: Partizip Präsens des Verbs triefen
How do you pronounce "triefend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "triefend" is [ˈtʁiːfn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "triefend" come from?
"triefend" 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 "triefend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list