Truchsess

[ˈtʁʊxzɛs]

/[ˈtʁʊxzɛs]/ noun

The verdict

“Truchsess” is uncommon German (frequency #79,841 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,841
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Leiter der königlichen Hofhaltung, der die Aufsicht über die Tafel hatte

Corpus desk

Index DE-truchsess · Truchsess · German

Truchsess · rank #79,841 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,841
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Triumphzug

Nearest frequency peer: Triumphzug (-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 „Truchsess“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Truchsess
PropertyValue
HeadwordTruchsess
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁʊxzɛs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,841
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Truchsess“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Truchsessfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Triumphzug“ (#79,840), „Truppenbewegungen“ (#79,842), „Trinkspiel“ (#79,839). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Truchsess“ bei #79,841. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Truchsess is uncommon German at frequency #79,841 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁʊxzɛs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Leiter der königlichen Hofhaltung, der die Aufsicht über die Tafel hatte".

Truchsess has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Truchsess, spelled T-R-U-C-H-S-E-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Leiter der königlichen Hofhaltung, der die Aufsicht über die Tafel hatte

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Er war Vertreter für zwei britische Firmen, Rolls-Royce und Marconi, erhielt die Konzession, die Gipsvorkommen in Saudi-Arabien auszubeuten, und hatte bald, wie Anthony Sampson erklärt, „etwa dieselbe Stellung wie Truchsessen im Mittelalter an europäischen Höfen, die [..] bei der Versorgung der Paläste und der Heere gewaltige Vermögen erwarben".“

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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); 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 "Truchsess"?
"Truchsess" is spelled T-R-U-C-H-S-E-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁʊxzɛs].
What does "Truchsess" mean?
As a noun, "Truchsess" means: Leiter der königlichen Hofhaltung, der die Aufsicht über die Tafel hatte
How do you pronounce "Truchsess"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Truchsess" is [ˈtʁʊxzɛs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list