trüb

/[tʁyːp]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,672

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

trüb is anGermanadj. It means: unklar, nicht transparent, stark undurchsichtig, fast nicht mehr durchsichtig Pronounced [tʁyːp]. Often confused with tu and tun.

Key facts for trüb
PropertyValue
Headwordtrüb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[tʁyːp]
Letters4
Frequency rank#36,672
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of trüb in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for trüb is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tʁyːp]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,672 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for trüb, with forms such as "rtüb", "trbü", and "trrüb". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tu", "tun", "tut", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is trüb, spelled T-R-Ü-B, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    unklar, nicht transparent, stark undurchsichtig, fast nicht mehr durchsichtig
  2. 2
    nur schwach leuchtend
  3. 3
    unglücklich, niedergeschlagen, schlecht, negativ

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: rtüb,trbü,trrüb,trübb,ttrüb,türb

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for trüb

Misspelling Variants of "trüb"

rtüb4trbü4trrüb5trübb5ttrüb5türb4
Misspelling Variants of "trüb"

Frequency rank: #36,672 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trüb"?
"trüb" is spelled T-R-Ü-B. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁyːp].
What does "trüb" mean?
As an adj, "trüb" means: unklar, nicht transparent, stark undurchsichtig, fast nicht mehr durchsichtig
What words are commonly confused with "trüb"?
"trüb" is commonly confused with "tu", "tun", "tut". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "trüb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trüb" is [tʁyːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trüb" come from?
"trüb" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.