Trübung

[ˈtʁyːbʊŋ]

/[ˈtʁyːbʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Trübung” is uncommon German (frequency #92,328 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,328
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand des Undurchsichtigseins/Getrübtseins

Corpus desk

Index DE-trubung · Trübung · German

Trübung · rank #92,328 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,328
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trockeneis

Nearest frequency peer: Trockeneis (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Trübung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Trübung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Trübung
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrübung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁyːbʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#92,328
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Trübung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Trübungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Trockeneis“ (#92,327), „trüge“ (#92,329), „Trigonometrie“ (#92,326). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trübung“ bei #92,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Trübung is uncommon German at frequency #92,328 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁyːbʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Trübung has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Trübung, spelled T-R-Ü-B-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand des Undurchsichtigseins/Getrübtseins
  2. 2
    Beeinträchtigung/Störung/Verschlechterung eines guten Zustands
  3. 3
    Zustand der Verdunkelung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Trübung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. [Milchglas:] „Durch die Beimischung von Calciumphosphat, Fluoriden oder Zinnoxid vor dem Schmelzen wird eine Trübung des Glases erreicht.“
  2. „An den Grenzflächen zwischen Wasser und Öltröpfchen wird das Licht gestreut (Tyndall-Effekt), was die milchig-weiße Trübung hervorruft.“

Synonyms

TrübheitTurbidität

This word in other languages

turbidity(English)turbidité(Français)

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 "Trübung"?
"Trübung" is spelled T-R-Ü-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁyːbʊŋ].
What does "Trübung" mean?
As a noun, "Trübung" means: Zustand des Undurchsichtigseins/Getrübtseins
How do you pronounce "Trübung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trübung" is [ˈtʁyːbʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trübung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Trübung", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tüfteln#92,336toccata#92,317tobende#92,316umgarnt#92,341

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list