trüb
German, adjective/tʁyːp/
trüb is spelled T-R-Ü-B (4 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written German, the 36,256th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Trüb is a German adjective meaning “turbid, not clear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “unklar, nicht transparent, stark undurchsichtig, fast nicht mehr durchsichtig”.
What does trüb mean in English?
adjective
- 1
turbid, not clear
- 2
dim, sad
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. unklar, nicht transparent, stark undurchsichtig, fast nicht mehr durchsichtig 2. nur schwach leuchtend 3. unglücklich, niedergeschlagen, schlecht, negativ
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of trüb
- trüber masculine nominative singular
- am trübsten superlative
- trübe feminine nominative singular
- trübes neuter nominative singular
- trüben genitive masculine singular
- trübem dative masculine singular
- der trübe definite includes-article masculine
- die trübe definite feminine includes-article
- das trübe definite includes-article neuter
- die trüben definite includes-article nominative
- des trüben definite genitive includes-article
- der trüben definite feminine genitive
- dem trüben dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce trüb?
- /tʁyːp/
- [tʁyːp]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to trüb
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is trüb in German?
trüb appears 1.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).