trilingual

[ˈtʁiːlɪŋˌɡu̯aːl]

/[ˈtʁiːlɪŋˌɡu̯aːl]/ adj

The verdict

“trilingual” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - drei Sprachen beherrschend/betreffend

Corpus desk

Index DE-trilingual · trilingual · German

trilingual · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for trilingual
PropertyValue
Headwordtrilingual
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtʁiːlɪŋˌɡu̯aːl]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „trilingual“ im Deutschen

trilingualliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trilingual is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtʁiːlɪŋˌɡu̯aːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "drei Sprachen beherrschend/betreffend".

trilingual doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is trilingual, spelled T-R-I-L-I-N-G-U-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    drei Sprachen beherrschend/betreffend

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trilingual"?
"trilingual" is spelled T-R-I-L-I-N-G-U-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁiːlɪŋˌɡu̯aːl].
What does "trilingual" mean?
As an adjective, "trilingual" means: drei Sprachen beherrschend/betreffend
How do you pronounce "trilingual"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trilingual" is [ˈtʁiːlɪŋˌɡu̯aːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trilingual" come from?
"trilingual" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list