trist

[tʁɪst]

/[tʁɪst]/ adj

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The verdict

“trist” is uncommon German (frequency #56,595 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,595
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von schlechter, niedergedrückter Stimmung; traurig

Corpus desk

Index DE-trist · trist · German

trist · rank #56,595 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,595
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH triggered

Nearest frequency peer: triggered (-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 „trist“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trist
PropertyValue
Headwordtrist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[tʁɪst]
Letters5
Frequency rank#56,595
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „trist“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „triggered“ (#56,594), „tröstlich“ (#56,596), „Treppchen“ (#56,593). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „trist“ bei #56,595. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trist is uncommon German at frequency #56,595 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [tʁɪst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for trist, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is trist, spelled T-R-I-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    von schlechter, niedergedrückter Stimmung; traurig
  2. 2
    so, dass es wenige Reize ausübt; langweilig, öde, karg

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ihr verbreitet heute wieder eine triste Stimmung.
  2. Gelb oder Blau statt tristem Grau: Wie Farbe im Büro Mitarbeiter motivieren kann.

Synonyms

traurigkargöde

Antonyms

frohfröhlichmunteransprechendfarbenfrohlebhaft

This word in other languages

sad(English)triste(Español)triste(Français)triste(Português)

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 "trist"?
"trist" is spelled T-R-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁɪst].
What does "trist" mean?
As an adjective, "trist" means: von schlechter, niedergedrückter Stimmung; traurig
How do you pronounce "trist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trist" is [tʁɪst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trist" come from?
"trist" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tulpe#56,597Tweed#56,600Thiem#56,585Sykes#56,571

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list