tröstlich

[ˈtʁøːstlɪç]

/[ˈtʁøːstlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“tröstlich” is uncommon German (frequency #56,596 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,596
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Trost bietend

Corpus desk

Index DE-trostlich · tröstlich · German

tröstlich · rank #56,596 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,596
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH trist

Nearest frequency peer: trist (-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 „tröstlich“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tröstlich
PropertyValue
Headwordtröstlich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtʁøːstlɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#56,596
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tröstlich“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).tröstlichfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „trist“ (#56,595), „Tulpe“ (#56,597), „triggered“ (#56,594). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tröstlich“ bei #56,596. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tröstlich is uncommon German at frequency #56,596 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtʁøːstlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Trost bietend".

tröstlich has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, 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 best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is tröstlich, spelled T-R-Ö-S-T-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trost bietend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die unzähligen Kirchlein sollten ein tröstliches Zeichen für die Überlebenden sein, dass Gott sie nicht verlassen hat.“

Synonyms

Trost bringendtrostbringendtröstendtrostreich

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 "tröstlich"?
"tröstlich" is spelled T-R-Ö-S-T-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁøːstlɪç].
What does "tröstlich" mean?
As an adjective, "tröstlich" means: Trost bietend
How do you pronounce "tröstlich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tröstlich" is [ˈtʁøːstlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tröstlich" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

triggered#56,594Treppchen#56,593umgebaute#56,602umsetzten#56,603

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list