Trostpflaster
[ˈtʁoːstˌp͡flastɐ]
The verdict
“Trostpflaster” 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) - ein kleiner Ausgleich, der über eine große Enttäuschung, einen großen Verlust hinweghelfen soll
Corpus desk
Index DE-trostpflaster · Trostpflaster · German
Trostpflaster · 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 | Trostpflaster |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁoːstˌp͡flastɐ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Trostpflaster“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Trostpflaster is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁoːstˌp͡flastɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein kleiner Ausgleich, der über eine große Enttäuschung, einen großen Verlust hinweghelfen soll".
No misspelling variants are generated for Trostpflaster in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Trostpflaster, spelled T-R-O-S-T-P-F-L-A-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1ein kleiner Ausgleich, der über eine große Enttäuschung, einen großen Verlust hinweghelfen soll
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Trostpflaster appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Als kleines Trostpflaster für den Arbeitsplatzverlust bekam er eine Abfindung von 1000 Euro.
„Volker hatte ein Mikroskop gekriegt, als Trostpflaster, weil er nachher doch lieber mit uns in Jever gewesen wäre.“
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.