Trockner

[ˈtʁɔknɐ]

/[ˈtʁɔknɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Trockner” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #25,796. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,796
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maschine zum Trocknen von Materialien in allen Lebensbereich und in der Industrie (Haare, Kleider, Substrate, Autos und andere)

Corpus desk

Index DE-trockner · Trockner · German

Trockner · rank #25,796 · 13 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,796
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH transparenten

Nearest frequency peer: transparenten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Trockner“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Trockner“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Trockner vs Trucker
75% similar
Trockner vs Trojaner
75% similar
Trockner vs trocknet
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Trockner
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrockner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁɔknɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#25,796
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Trockner“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Trocknerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „transparenten“ (#25,795), „Tumoren“ (#25,797), „Traktoren“ (#25,794). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trockner“ bei #25,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Trockner (IPA [ˈtʁɔknɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,796 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Maschine zum Trocknen von Materialien in allen Lebensbereich und in der Industrie (Haare, Kleider, Substrate, Autos und andere)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Trockner, with forms such as "rtockner", "torckner", and "trcokner". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Trucker", "Trojaner", "trocknet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Trockner, spelled T-R-O-C-K-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Maschine zum Trocknen von Materialien in allen Lebensbereich und in der Industrie (Haare, Kleider, Substrate, Autos und andere)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nicht alle Kleidungsstücke sind für den Trockner geeignet.
  2. „1965 brachte der Hersteller seinen ersten Trockner auf den Markt, seither wird in Gütersloh an der Effizienzsteigerung gearbeitet. Das reicht bis zur Schontrommel mit wabenförmig geprägter Wand, die für eine bessere Durchwirbelung der Wäsche mit Warmluft sorgt.“

This word in other languages

dryer(English)secadora(Español)sécheur(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtockner
  • torckner
  • trcokner
  • trocckner
  • trockenr
  • trockkner
  • trocknerr
  • trocknner
  • trocknre
  • trocnker
  • trokcner
  • trrockner
  • ttrockner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Trockner - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rtockner2torckner2trcokner2trocckner1trockenr2trockkner1trocknerr1trocknner1
Edit distance from "Trockner"

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 "Trockner"?
"Trockner" is spelled T-R-O-C-K-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɔknɐ].
What does "Trockner" mean?
As a noun, "Trockner" means: Maschine zum Trocknen von Materialien in allen Lebensbereich und in der Industrie (Haare, Kleider, Substrate, Autos und andere)
What words are commonly confused with "Trockner"?
"Trockner" is commonly confused with "Trucker", "Trojaner", "trocknet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Trockner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trockner" is [ˈtʁɔknɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trockner" come from?
"Trockner" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

unerhört#25,801Südstadt#25,787Strophen#25,784vergnügt#25,810

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Tragweite13 variantsTausender13 variantsSmalltalk13 variantsSeminaren13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list