trübselig
[ˈtʁyːpˌzeːlɪç]
The verdict
“trübselig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine bedrückende, traurige Stimmung, Gemütsverfassung hervorrufend oder zum Ausdruck bringend
Corpus desk
Index DE-trubselig · trübselig · German
trübselig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | trübselig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈtʁyːpˌzeːlɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „trübselig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
trübselig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtʁyːpˌzeːlɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine bedrückende, traurige Stimmung, Gemütsverfassung hervorrufend oder zum Ausdruck bringend".
Zero misspellings are on record for trübselig in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is trübselig, spelled T-R-Ü-B-S-E-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1eine bedrückende, traurige Stimmung, Gemütsverfassung hervorrufend oder zum Ausdruck bringend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how trübselig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der andre Tag war recht trübselig, denn es regnete unablässig weiter, und unser Dach leckte wie ein Sieb.“
„Denn ach, ein Wrack war sie nur noch zu nennen, ihr Anblick war trübselig und trauervoll.“
This word in other languages
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.