triggern

/[ˈtʁɪɡɐn]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#37,250

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

triggern is aGermanverb. It means: bei Gewehr oder Pistole mit dem Finger am Abzug einen Schuss auslösen Pronounced [ˈtʁɪɡɐn]. Often confused with triggert and Trägern.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for triggern is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʁɪɡɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,250 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for triggern, with forms such as "rtiggern", "tirggern", and "trgigern". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "triggert", "Trägern", "Trigger", 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 triggern, spelled T-R-I-G-G-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtiggern,tirggern,trgigern,trigegrn,trigern,triggenr,triggernn,triggerrn,triggren,trriggern,ttriggern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for triggern

Misspelling Variants of "triggern"

rtiggern8tirggern8trgigern8trigegrn8trigern7triggenr8triggernn9triggerrn9
Misspelling Variants of "triggern"

Frequency rank: #37,250 in German

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. 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.