triffst

/[tʁɪfst]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,157

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

triffst is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs treffen Pronounced [tʁɪfst]. Often confused with trifft and trinkst.

Key facts for triffst
PropertyValue
Headwordtriffst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[tʁɪfst]
Letters7
Frequency rank#17,157
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of triffst in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for triffst is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tʁɪfst]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,157 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs treffen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for triffst, with forms such as "rtiffst", "tirffst", and "trfifst". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "trifft", "trinkst", "triff", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is triffst, spelled T-R-I-F-F-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs treffen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtiffst,tirffst,trfifst,triffsst,triffstt,triffts,trifsft,trifst,trriffst,ttriffst

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for triffst

Misspelling Variants of "triffst"

rtiffst7tirffst7trfifst7triffsst8triffstt8triffts7trifsft7trifst6
Misspelling Variants of "triffst"

Frequency rank: #17,157 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "triffst"?
"triffst" is spelled T-R-I-F-F-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁɪfst].
What does "triffst" mean?
As a verb, "triffst" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs treffen
What words are commonly confused with "triffst"?
"triffst" is commonly confused with "trifft", "trinkst", "triff". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "triffst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "triffst" is [tʁɪfst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "triffst" come from?
"triffst" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.