Trilemma
German, noun/tʁiˈlɛma/
Trilemma is spelled T-R-I-L-E-M-M-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 59 million words in written German, the 470,264th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trilemma is a German neuter noun meaning “trilemma” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wahl aus drei Optionen, bei der allerdings alle drei Alternativen unannehmbar scheinen”.
What does Trilemma mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutertrilemma
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wahl aus drei Optionen, bei der allerdings alle drei Alternativen unannehmbar scheinen
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 Trilemma
- Trilemmas genitive
- Trilemmata plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Trilemma?
- /tʁiˈlɛma/
- [tʁiˈlɛma]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Trilemma
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Trilemma in German?
Trilemma appears about once in every 59 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).