trilobit

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Trilobit

Corpus desk

Index DE-trilobit · trilobit · German

trilobit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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 trilobit
PropertyValue
Headwordtrilobit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „trilobit“ im Deutschen

trilobitschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

trilobit is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Trilobit".

Zero misspellings are on record for trilobit in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 trilobit, spelled T-R-I-L-O-B-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Trilobit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „A més la història de l'evolució no és lineal, hi ha un munt de cul-de-sacs, espècies i grups sencers – com els trilobits o els dinosaures …“
  2. Els trilobits seran un dels grups més característic del Paleozoic.

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 "trilobit"?
"trilobit" is spelled T-R-I-L-O-B-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "trilobit" mean?
As a noun, "trilobit" means: der Trilobit
How do you pronounce "trilobit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trilobit" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trilobit" come from?
"trilobit" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list