trunk

[tɹʌŋk]

/[tɹʌŋk]/ noun

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The verdict

“trunk” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #39,074. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,074
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aufrechtstehender Teil eines Baums zwischen den Wurzeln und den Ästen

Corpus desk

Index DE-trunk · trunk · German

trunk · rank #39,074 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #39,074
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH traumhaften

Nearest frequency peer: traumhaften (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „trunk“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „trunk“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

trunk vs tun
60% similar
trunk vs tusk
60% similar
trunk vs tung
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for trunk
PropertyValue
Headwordtrunk
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɹʌŋk]
Letters5
Frequency rank#39,074
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „trunk“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).trunkliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „traumhaften“ (#39,073), „Tüchern“ (#39,075), „traditionsreiche“ (#39,072). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „trunk“ bei #39,074. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around trunk (IPA [tɹʌŋk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #39,074 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for trunk, with forms such as "rtunk", "trnuk", and "trrunk". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tun", "tusk", "tung", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is trunk, spelled T-R-U-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    aufrechtstehender Teil eines Baums zwischen den Wurzeln und den Ästen
  2. 2
    großer Koffer, der zumeist von zwei Personen getragen werden muss und einen aufklappbaren Deckel hat
  3. 3
    der Rumpf
  4. 4
    verlängerte und bewegliche Nase eines Elefanten
  5. 5
    AE Gepäckraum einer Limousine bzw. Großraumlimousine
  6. 6
    AE Verbindung zwischen Telefonzentralen oder anderen Schaltmitteln
  7. 7
    Rohr, Leitung oder wasserdichter Schacht, der zwei oder mehr Decks miteinander verbindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A trunk is a large suitcase, usually requiring two persons to lift and with a hinged lid.

Synonyms

tree trunksuitcasetorsoboot

Antonyms

branchesÄsterootWurzel

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtunk
  • trnuk
  • trrunk
  • trukn
  • trunkk
  • trunnk
  • ttrunk
  • turnk

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trunk - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtunk2trnuk2trrunk1trukn2trunkk1trunnk1ttrunk1turnk2
Edit distance from "trunk"

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 "trunk"?
"trunk" is spelled T-R-U-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [tɹʌŋk].
What does "trunk" mean?
As a noun, "trunk" means: aufrechtstehender Teil eines Baums zwischen den Wurzeln und den Ästen
What words are commonly confused with "trunk"?
"trunk" is commonly confused with "tun", "tusk", "tung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "trunk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trunk" is [tɹʌŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trunk" come from?
"trunk" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sting#39,049staut#39,044vitro#39,117Vlies#39,119

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Suiten8 variantsSoltau8 variantsSchilf8 variantsRetina8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list