Trümmerfrauen

[ˈtʁʏmɐˌfʁaʊ̯ən]

/[ˈtʁʏmɐˌfʁaʊ̯ən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Trümmerfrauen” is uncommon German (frequency #99,198 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,198
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Trümmerfrau

Corpus desk

Index DE-trummerfrauen · Trümmerfrauen · German

Trümmerfrauen · rank #99,198 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,198
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tröten

Nearest frequency peer: tröten (-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 „Trümmerfrauen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Trümmerfrauen
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrümmerfrauen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁʏmɐˌfʁaʊ̯ən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#99,198
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Trümmerfrauen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tröten“ (#99,197), „trotzige“ (#99,196), „Turku“ (#99,200). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trümmerfrauen“ bei #99,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Trümmerfrauen is uncommon German at frequency #99,198 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʁʏmɐˌfʁaʊ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Trümmerfrauen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 Trümmerfrauen, spelled T-R-Ü-M-M-E-R-F-R-A-U-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Trümmerfrau
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Trümmerfrau
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Trümmerfrau
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Trümmerfrau

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 "Trümmerfrauen"?
"Trümmerfrauen" is spelled T-R-Ü-M-M-E-R-F-R-A-U-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁʏmɐˌfʁaʊ̯ən].
What does "Trümmerfrauen" mean?
As a noun, "Trümmerfrauen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Trümmerfrau
How do you pronounce "Trümmerfrauen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trümmerfrauen" is [ˈtʁʏmɐˌfʁaʊ̯ən]. 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 "Trümmerfrauen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

transportable#99,188unbeschwerten#99,218Undankbarkeit#99,219Themenfeldern#99,174

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list