triftigen

[ˈtʁɪftɪɡn̩]

/[ˈtʁɪftɪɡn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“triftigen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,777 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,777
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs triftig

Key facts for triftigen
PropertyValue
Headwordtriftigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtʁɪftɪɡn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#55,777
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “triftigen” 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). triftigen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

triftigen is uncommon German at frequency #55,777 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtʁɪftɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for triftigen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is triftigen, spelled T-R-I-F-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs triftig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs triftig
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs triftig
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs triftig
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs triftig
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs triftig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs triftig
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs triftig
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs triftig
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs triftig
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs triftig
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs triftig

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 "triftigen"?
"triftigen" is spelled T-R-I-F-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɪftɪɡn̩].
What does "triftigen" mean?
As an adjective, "triftigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs triftig
How do you pronounce "triftigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "triftigen" is [ˈtʁɪftɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "triftigen" come from?
"triftigen" 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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Using “triftigen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is T-R-I-F-T-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtʁɪftɪɡn̩] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list