Trommelschlag
[ˈtʁɔml̩ˌʃlaːk]
The verdict
“Trommelschlag” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schlag auf eine Trommel
Corpus desk
Index DE-trommelschlag · Trommelschlag · German
Trommelschlag · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Trommelschlag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁɔml̩ˌʃlaːk] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Trommelschlag“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Trommelschlag is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁɔml̩ˌʃlaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schlag auf eine Trommel".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Trommelschlag, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Trommelschlag, spelled T-R-O-M-M-E-L-S-C-H-L-A-G.
Definition
- 1Schlag auf eine Trommel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Trommelschlag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Trommelschläge dröhnen durch die Nacht, seit Stunden schon, ein stampfendes Stakkato, der Klang eines angekündigten Krieges.“
„Von der dunklen Küste drangen Trommelschläge herüber.“
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.