trockenlegen
[ˈtʁɔkn̩ˌleːɡn̩]
The verdict
“trockenlegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Nasszustand beseitigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-trockenlegen · trockenlegen · German
trockenlegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trockenlegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtʁɔkn̩ˌleːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „trockenlegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
trockenlegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtʁɔkn̩ˌleːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for trockenlegen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 trockenlegen, spelled T-R-O-C-K-E-N-L-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1den Nasszustand beseitigen
- 2eine Quelle langsam versiegen lassen
- 3eine alkoholabhängige Person von ihrer körperlichen Abhängigkeit befreien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how trockenlegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Doch ganz leicht wird es nicht sein, Bauern, die mühsam das Moor trockengelegt haben, davon zu überzeugen, es wieder zu renaturieren – um dann mit den Beinen im Wasser Rohrkolben anzubauen.“
„Das Gesetz sah die Abschaffung privater Nachhilfeschulen vor und sollte damit eine Haupteinnahmequelle der Gülen-Bewegung trockenlegen.“
Synonyms
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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.