triggern

[ˈtʁɪɡɐn]

/[ˈtʁɪɡɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“triggern” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,250. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,250
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bei Gewehr oder Pistole mit dem Finger am Abzug einen Schuss auslösen

Corpus desk

Index DE-triggern · triggern · German

triggern · rank #37,250 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #37,250
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Traumjob

Nearest frequency peer: Traumjob (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „triggern“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „triggern“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

triggern vs triggert
88% similar
triggern vs Trägern
63% similar
triggern vs Trigger
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for triggern
PropertyValue
Headwordtriggern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtʁɪɡɐn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#37,250
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „triggern“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).triggernliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Traumjob“ (#37,249), „trakt“ (#37,248), „Trägers“ (#37,252). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „triggern“ bei #37,250. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around triggern (IPA [ˈtʁɪɡɐn]), averb. Corpus frequency is #37,250 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for triggern, with forms such as "rtiggern", "tirggern", and "trgigern". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "triggert", "Trägern", "Trigger", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is triggern, spelled T-R-I-G-G-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    bei Gewehr oder Pistole mit dem Finger am Abzug einen Schuss auslösen
  2. 2
    einen Schaltvorgang durch Betätigung eines Triggers/Schalters auslösen
  3. 3
    einen Prozess anstoßen
  4. 4
    einen Prozess im psychischen oder psychosozialen Bereich auslösen oder anstoßen, insbesondere das Wiedererinnern und Wiedererleben von psychotraumatischen Ereignissen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how triggern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Schütze triggerte das Gewehr.
  2. „Unter Triggern (trigger, engl.: Auslöser) versteht man das Anstoßen einer Schaltung durch einen Impuls bzw. eine Impulsfolge.“

This word in other languages

trigger(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtiggern
  • tirggern
  • trgigern
  • trigegrn
  • trigern
  • triggenr
  • triggernn
  • triggerrn
  • triggren
  • trriggern
  • ttriggern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of triggern - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtiggern2tirggern2trgigern2trigegrn2trigern1triggenr2triggernn1triggerrn1
Edit distance from "triggern"

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 "triggern"?
"triggern" is spelled T-R-I-G-G-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɪɡɐn].
What does "triggern" mean?
As a verb, "triggern" means: bei Gewehr oder Pistole mit dem Finger am Abzug einen Schuss auslösen
What words are commonly confused with "triggern"?
"triggern" is commonly confused with "triggert", "Trägern", "Trigger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "triggern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "triggern" is [ˈtʁɪɡɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "triggern" come from?
"triggern" 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 "triggern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Traumjob#37,249Trägheit#37,253Unglücks#37,260verjährt#37,274

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Trägers11 variantsStiftes11 variantswortlos11 variantsZitadelle11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list