Trüffel
[ˈtʁʏfl̩]
The verdict
“Trüffel” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,193. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,193
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein unter der Erde wachsender, edler, knollenförmiger, zu den Schlauchpilzen zählender Speisepilz
Corpus desk
Index DE-truffel · Trüffel · German
Trüffel · rank #42,193 · 9 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-MID #42,193
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH tribune
Nearest frequency peer: tribune (-2 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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Trüffel“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- transmission
transmission
57,813 corpus weight
- trauernde
trauernde
57,812 corpus weight
- trenne
trenne
57,811 corpus weight
- tribune
tribune
57,810 corpus weight
- Trüffel
Trüffel
57,808 corpus weight
- tunneln
tunneln
57,806 corpus weight
What this shows „Trüffel“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Trüffel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtʁʏfl̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #42,193 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Trüffel“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Trüffel (IPA [ˈtʁʏfl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #42,193 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Trüffel, with forms such as "rtüffel", "trfüfel", and "trrüffel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Teufel", "treffe", "Trubel", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Trüffel, spelled T-R-Ü-F-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein unter der Erde wachsender, edler, knollenförmiger, zu den Schlauchpilzen zählender Speisepilz
- 2eine kugelförmige Praline aus einer festen, dennoch aber geschmeidigen Masse
- 3Kartoffel
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Trüffel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Haben Sie Trüffel auf ihrer Speisekarte?
„Trüffel, so erfuhr ich nun, wachsen unterirdisch, auch andere Pilzsorten, es gebe aber auch verschiedene Trüffelsorten.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rtüffel
- trfüfel
- trrüffel
- trüfefl
- trüfel
- trüffell
- trüffle
- ttrüffel
- türffel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Trüffel - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 "Trüffel"?
What does "Trüffel" mean?
What words are commonly confused with "Trüffel"?
How do you pronounce "Trüffel"?
What language does "Trüffel" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Trüffel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).