Trommler

[ˈtʁɔmlɐ]

/[ˈtʁɔmlɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Trommler” is uncommon German (frequency #50,939 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,939
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zumeist Spieler einer Trommel

Corpus desk

Index DE-trommler · Trommler · German

Trommler · rank #50,939 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,939
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH trittst

Nearest frequency peer: trittst (-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 „Trommler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Trommler
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrommler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁɔmlɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#50,939
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Trommler“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Trommlerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „trittst“ (#50,938), „trott“ (#50,940), „Trude“ (#50,941). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trommler“ bei #50,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Trommler is uncommon German at frequency #50,939 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁɔmlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Trommler in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Trommler, spelled T-R-O-M-M-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    zumeist Spieler einer Trommel
  2. 2
    Schlagzeuger

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Eines Abends gieng ein junger Trommler ganz allein auf dem Feld und kam an einen See, da sah er an dem Ufer drei Stückchen weiße Leinewand liegen.“
  2. „Ich hatte die Gesichter der Trommler gestern nicht fotografiert.“

Synonyms

TrommelschlägerTrommelspielerTambourSchlagzeugerSchlagwerker

This word in other languages

drummer(English)tambor(Español)

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 "Trommler"?
"Trommler" is spelled T-R-O-M-M-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁɔmlɐ].
What does "Trommler" mean?
As a noun, "Trommler" means: zumeist Spieler einer Trommel
How do you pronounce "Trommler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trommler" is [ˈtʁɔmlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Tettnang#50,924Süppchen#50,917struggle#50,911starting#50,903

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list