trübte

[ˈtʁyːptə]

/[ˈtʁyːptə]/ verb

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The verdict

“trübte” is uncommon German (frequency #91,006 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,006
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs trüben

Key facts for trübte
PropertyValue
Headwordtrübte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtʁyːptə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,006
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trübte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). trübte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

trübte is uncommon German at frequency #91,006 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtʁyːptə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

trübte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is trübte, spelled T-R-Ü-B-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs trüben
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs trüben
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs trüben
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs trüben

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 "trübte"?
"trübte" is spelled T-R-Ü-B-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁyːptə].
What does "trübte" mean?
As a verb, "trübte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs trüben
How do you pronounce "trübte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trübte" is [ˈtʁyːptə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trübte" come from?
"trübte" 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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Using “trübte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-R-Ü-B-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtʁyːptə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list