Trunkenheit

[ˈtʁʊŋkn̩haɪ̯t]

/[ˈtʁʊŋkn̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Trunkenheit” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,374. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,374
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zustand nach dem übermäßigen Konsum alkoholhaltiger Getränke

Corpus desk

Index DE-trunkenheit · Trunkenheit · German

Trunkenheit · rank #29,374 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #29,374
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH trophy

Nearest frequency peer: trophy (-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 „Trunkenheit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Trunkenheit“ 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).

Trunkenheit vs Trockenheit
82% similar

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

Key facts for Trunkenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrunkenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʁʊŋkn̩haɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#29,374
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Trunkenheit“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Trunkenheitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „trophy“ (#29,373), „tum“ (#29,375), „tropft“ (#29,372). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trunkenheit“ bei #29,374. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around Trunkenheit (IPA [ˈtʁʊŋkn̩haɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,374 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Zustand nach dem übermäßigen Konsum alkoholhaltiger Getränke".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for Trunkenheit, with forms such as "rtunkenheit", "trnukenheit", and "trrunkenheit". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Trockenheit", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Trunkenheit, spelled T-R-U-N-K-E-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zustand nach dem übermäßigen Konsum alkoholhaltiger Getränke

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ich kann jedoch nicht sagen, ich hätte ihre Trunkenheit mißbraucht, denn in ihrer starken Sinnlichkeit kam sie allen Genüssen, zu denen ich sie bis zwei Uhr morgens anspornte, bereitwillig entgegen, bis wir beide nicht mehr konnten und uns trennten.“
  2. „Ganz oben am Pyramidion wird dargestellt, wie der Pharao den Göttern Wein, der göttliche Trunkenheit herbeiführt, oder reinigendes Wasser opfert.“

Synonyms

Betrunkenheit

Antonyms

Nüchternheit

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtunkenheit
  • trnukenheit
  • trrunkenheit
  • truknenheit
  • truneknheit
  • trunkehneit
  • trunkenehit
  • trunkenheitt
  • trunkenheti
  • trunkenhheit
  • trunkenhiet
  • trunkennheit
  • trunkkenheit
  • trunkneheit
  • trunnkenheit
  • ttrunkenheit
  • turnkenheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Trunkenheit - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rtunkenheit2trnukenheit2trrunkenheit1truknenheit2truneknheit2trunkehneit2trunkenehit2trunkenheitt1
Edit distance from "Trunkenheit"

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 "Trunkenheit"?
"Trunkenheit" is spelled T-R-U-N-K-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁʊŋkn̩haɪ̯t].
What does "Trunkenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Trunkenheit" means: Zustand nach dem übermäßigen Konsum alkoholhaltiger Getränke
What words are commonly confused with "Trunkenheit"?
"Trunkenheit" is commonly confused with "Trockenheit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Trunkenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trunkenheit" is [ˈtʁʊŋkn̩haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trunkenheit" come from?
"Trunkenheit" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

unterstrich#29,385unterteilen#29,386Stundenplan#29,351Verstopfung#29,402

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Terminologie17 variantsstereotypen17 variantsstattgegeben17 variantsväterlichen17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list