Trugschluss

[ˈtʁuːkˌʃlʊs]

/[ˈtʁuːkˌʃlʊs]/ noun

The verdict

“Trugschluss” is uncommon German (frequency #53,302 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,302
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - falscher Schluss, der auf den ersten Blick richtig erscheint

Corpus desk

Index DE-trugschluss · Trugschluss · German

Trugschluss · rank #53,302 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,302
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tschau

Nearest frequency peer: tschau (+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 „Trugschluss“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Trugschluss
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrugschluss
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁuːkˌʃlʊs]
Letters11
Frequency rank#53,302
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Trugschluss“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Trugschlussfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tschau“ (#53,303), „Trentino“ (#53,300), „Täterin“ (#53,304). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trugschluss“ bei #53,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Trugschluss is uncommon German at frequency #53,302 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁuːkˌʃlʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "falscher Schluss, der auf den ersten Blick richtig erscheint".

Zero misspellings are on record for Trugschluss in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 Trugschluss, spelled T-R-U-G-S-C-H-L-U-S-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    falscher Schluss, der auf den ersten Blick richtig erscheint

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieser Trugschluss führte letztendlich zur Katastrophe.
  2. „‚Ganz gewiß!‘ antwortete Konrad, ‚aber es war eben einer der größten Trugſchlüſſe der Vergangenheit, daß die Freiheit im Äußeren Freiheit im Inneren bedeutet. […]‘“

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 "Trugschluss"?
"Trugschluss" is spelled T-R-U-G-S-C-H-L-U-S-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁuːkˌʃlʊs].
What does "Trugschluss" mean?
As a noun, "Trugschluss" means: falscher Schluss, der auf den ersten Blick richtig erscheint
How do you pronounce "Trugschluss"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trugschluss" is [ˈtʁuːkˌʃlʊs]. 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 "Trugschluss", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list