trieft

[tʁiːft]

/[tʁiːft]/ verb

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The verdict

“trieft” is uncommon German (frequency #68,769 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,769
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs triefen

Key facts for trieft
PropertyValue
Headwordtrieft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[tʁiːft]
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,769
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trieft” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). trieft lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trieft is uncommon German at frequency #68,769 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [tʁiːft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for trieft in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is trieft, spelled T-R-I-E-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs triefen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs triefen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv 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 "trieft"?
"trieft" is spelled T-R-I-E-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁiːft].
What does "trieft" mean?
As a verb, "trieft" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs triefen
How do you pronounce "trieft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trieft" is [tʁiːft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trieft" come from?
"trieft" 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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Using “trieft”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-R-I-E-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [tʁiːft] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list