triller

[ˈtʁɪlɐ]

/[ˈtʁɪlɐ]/ verb

The verdict

“triller” is uncommon German (frequency #74,080 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,080
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trillern

Corpus desk

Index DE-triller · triller · German

triller · rank #74,080 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,080
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Triathleten

Nearest frequency peer: Triathleten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „triller“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „triller“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for triller
PropertyValue
Headwordtriller
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtʁɪlɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,080
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „triller“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).trillerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Triathleten“ (#74,079), „triumphierend“ (#74,081), „tropisch“ (#74,082). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „triller“ bei #74,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

triller is uncommon German at frequency #74,080 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtʁɪlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for triller in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is triller, spelled T-R-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trillern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trillern

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 "triller"?
"triller" is spelled T-R-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɪlɐ].
What does "triller" mean?
As a verb, "triller" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs trillern
How do you pronounce "triller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "triller" is [ˈtʁɪlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "triller" come from?
"triller" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "triller", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list