Trübsal
[ˈtʁyːpˌz̥aːl]
The verdict
“Trübsal” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #48,552. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,552
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - niedergeschlagener, trauriger, sorgenvoller Gefühlszustand
Corpus desk
Index DE-trubsal · Trübsal · German
Trübsal · rank #48,552 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #48,552
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH Trommelwirbel
Nearest frequency peer: Trommelwirbel (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Trübsal”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tratsch
tratsch
51,451 corpus weight
- Trommelwirb…
Trommelwirbel
51,450 corpus weight
- Trübsal
Trübsal
51,449 corpus weight
- trügen
trügen
51,448 corpus weight
- Tschick
Tschick
51,447 corpus weight
- turbulent
turbulent
51,446 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Trübsal” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Trübsal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁyːpˌz̥aːl] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #48,552 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Trübsal” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Trübsal (IPA [ˈtʁyːpˌz̥aːl]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,552 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "niedergeschlagener, trauriger, sorgenvoller Gefühlszustand".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Trübsal, with forms such as "rtübsal", "trbüsal", and "trrübsal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Trubel", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Trübsal, spelled T-R-Ü-B-S-A-L.
Definition
- 1niedergeschlagener, trauriger, sorgenvoller Gefühlszustand
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Trübsal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein bester Freund steht mir auch in Zeiten der Trübsal bei.
Ich habe keine Lust Trübsal zu blasen, lass uns ausgehen, am besten in eine Disko zum Tanzen!
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rtübsal
- trbüsal
- trrübsal
- trübasl
- trübbsal
- trübsall
- trübsla
- trübssal
- trüsbal
- ttrübsal
- türbsal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Trübsal - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Trübsal", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Trübsal". Here's where to go from here.
- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Trubel". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #48,552 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.