Trittau

[ˈtʁɪtaʊ̯]

/[ˈtʁɪtaʊ̯]/ name

The verdict

“Trittau” is uncommon German (frequency #99,194 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,194
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Gemeinde im Kreis Stormarn in Schleswig-Holstein

Key facts for Trittau
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrittau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈtʁɪtaʊ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,194
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Trittau” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Trittau lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Trittau is uncommon German at frequency #99,194 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈtʁɪtaʊ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Gemeinde im Kreis Stormarn in Schleswig-Holstein".

Zero misspellings are on record for Trittau in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Trittau, spelled T-R-I-T-T-A-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Gemeinde im Kreis Stormarn in Schleswig-Holstein

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 "Trittau"?
"Trittau" is spelled T-R-I-T-T-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɪtaʊ̯].
What does "Trittau" mean?
As a proper noun, "Trittau" means: eine Gemeinde im Kreis Stormarn in Schleswig-Holstein
How do you pronounce "Trittau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trittau" is [ˈtʁɪtaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trittau" come from?
"Trittau" 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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Using “Trittau”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-R-I-T-T-A-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtʁɪtaʊ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list