Truchsess

[ˈtʁʊxzɛs]

/[ˈtʁʊxzɛs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Truchsess” is an uncommon German word, ranked #79,841 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#79,841
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Leiter der königlichen Hofhaltung, der die Aufsicht über die Tafel hatte

Key facts for Truchsess
PropertyValue
HeadwordTruchsess
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁʊxzɛs]
Letters9
Frequency rank#79,841
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Truchsess” 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). Truchsess lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Truchsess is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʁʊxzɛs]. Corpus data places it at rank #79,841 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

Antonyms

KämmererMarschallMundschenk

This word in other languages

steward(English)sénéchal(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 "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.
What language does "Truchsess" come from?
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Using “Truchsess”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is T-R-U-C-H-S-E-S-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtʁʊxzɛs] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list