Triphthong
[tʁɪfˈtɔŋ]
The verdict
“Triphthong” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Kombination aus drei Vokalen hintereinander
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Triphthong |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tʁɪfˈtɔŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Triphthong” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Triphthong is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tʁɪfˈtɔŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kombination aus drei Vokalen hintereinander".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Triphthong in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Triphthong, spelled T-R-I-P-H-T-H-O-N-G.
Definition
- 1Kombination aus drei Vokalen hintereinander
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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.
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Using “Triphthong”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-R-I-P-H-T-H-O-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [tʁɪfˈtɔŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.