trout

[traʊt]

/[traʊt]/ noun

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The verdict

“trout” is uncommon German (frequency #88,404 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,404
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-trout · trout · German

trout · rank #88,404 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,404
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trift

Nearest frequency peer: Trift (-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 „trout“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for trout
PropertyValue
Headwordtrout
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[traʊt]
Letters5
Frequency rank#88,404
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „trout“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).troutfällt 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: „Trift“ (#88,403), „Träumereien“ (#88,405), „Trümmerfeld“ (#88,406). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „trout“ bei #88,404. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trout is uncommon German at frequency #88,404 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [traʊt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forelle".

Zero misspellings are on record for trout in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is trout, spelled T-R-O-U-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forelle

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The catch of trout dropped from 10 000 tons to 500.

This word in other languages

trucha(Español)truite(Français)truta(Português)

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 "trout"?
"trout" is spelled T-R-O-U-T. The IPA pronunciation is [traʊt].
What does "trout" mean?
As a noun, "trout" means: Forelle
How do you pronounce "trout"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trout" is [traʊt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trout" come from?
"trout" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Trift#88,403thief#88,390tauge#88,376Volte#88,488

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list