Trittbrett
German, noun/ˈtʁɪtˌbʁɛt/
Trittbrett is spelled T-R-I-T-T-B-R-E-T-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 116,815th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trittbrett is a German neuter noun meaning “footboard, running board” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stufe, die das Einsteigen in ein Fahrzeug erleichtert”.
What does Trittbrett mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterfootboard, running board
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stufe, die das Einsteigen in ein Fahrzeug erleichtert
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Trittbrett
- Trittbrettes genitive
- Trittbretts genitive
- Trittbretter plural
- Trittbrette dative singular
- Trittbrettern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Trittbrett?
- /ˈtʁɪtˌbʁɛt/
- [ˈtʁɪtˌbʁɛt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Trittbrett
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Trittbrett in German?
Trittbrett appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).