Trolley

[ˈtʁɔli]

/[ˈtʁɔli]/ noun

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The verdict

“Trolley” is uncommon German (frequency #54,155 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,155
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Transportmittel (Karre, Koffer und Ähnliches) auf Rädern oder Rollen

Corpus desk

Index DE-trolley · Trolley · German

Trolley · rank #54,155 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,155
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trials

Nearest frequency peer: Trials (-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 „Trolley“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Trolley
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrolley
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁɔli]
Letters7
Frequency rank#54,155
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Trolley“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Trolleyfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Trials“ (#54,154), „Treppenstufen“ (#54,153), „turismo“ (#54,157). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trolley“ bei #54,155. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Trolley is uncommon German at frequency #54,155 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁɔli]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Transportmittel (Karre, Koffer und Ähnliches) auf Rädern oder Rollen".

No misspelling variants are generated for Trolley in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Trolley, spelled T-R-O-L-L-E-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Transportmittel (Karre, Koffer und Ähnliches) auf Rädern oder Rollen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Den Trolley hatte man nachgebessert und die Räder verstärkt.“

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 "Trolley"?
"Trolley" is spelled T-R-O-L-L-E-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɔli].
What does "Trolley" mean?
As a noun, "Trolley" means: Transportmittel (Karre, Koffer und Ähnliches) auf Rädern oder Rollen
How do you pronounce "Trolley"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trolley" is [ˈtʁɔli]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trolley" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

turismo#54,157turtles#54,158therapy#54,145unfaire#54,168

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list