triften
German, verb[ˈtʁɪftn̩]
triften is spelled T-R-I-F-T-E-N (7 letters) and appears about once in every 25 million words in written German, the 285,944th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Triften is a German verb meaning “to drift” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “flößen, auf dem Wasser transportieren”.
What does triften mean in English?
verb
- 1
to drift
- 2
to raft, to transport on water
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. flößen, auf dem Wasser transportieren
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of triften
- triftet present singular third-person
- triftete past
- getriftet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- trifte present
- triftest present
- trift! imperative singular
- trifte! imperative singular
- triftet! imperative plural
- getriftet haben active infinitive perfect
- getriftet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- getriftet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- getriftet sein statal-passive infinitive present
- getriftet gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
- zu triften active extended infinitive
- getriftet zu haben active extended infinitive
- getriftet zu werden processual-passive extended infinitive
- getriftet worden zu sein processual-passive extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce triften?
- [ˈtʁɪftn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is triften in German?
triften appears about once in every 25 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).