Trupp

[tʁʊp]

/[tʁʊp]/ noun

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The verdict

“Trupp” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,957. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,957
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine kleine Teileinheit von 2 bis 6 Personen

Corpus desk

Index DE-trupp · Trupp · German

Trupp · rank #24,957 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,957
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Transgender

Nearest frequency peer: Transgender (-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 „Trupp“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Trupp“ 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).

Trupp vs trust
40% similar
Trupp vs truth
40% similar
Trupp vs Truppe
83% similar

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

Key facts for Trupp
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrupp
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʁʊp]
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,957
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Trupp“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Transgender“ (#24,956), „umgeleitet“ (#24,958), „Tochtergesellschaft“ (#24,955). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Trupp“ bei #24,957. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Trupp (IPA [tʁʊp]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,957 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Trupp, with forms such as "rtupp", "trpup", and "trrupp". 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, "trust", "truth", "Truppe", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Trupp, spelled T-R-U-P-P.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine kleine Teileinheit von 2 bis 6 Personen
  2. 2
    kleinste Einheit der Feuerwehr, immer Teil einer Staffel oder Gruppe
  3. 3
    kleine Gruppe von Personen oder Tieren (v.a. Vögeln)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Trupp geriet in einen Hinterhalt.
  2. „Davor drängte sich ein Trupp um einen Wassereimer.“

Synonyms

Schar

This word in other languages

squad(English)escouade(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtupp
  • trpup
  • trrupp
  • trup
  • ttrupp
  • turpp

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

rtupp2trpup2trrupp1trup1ttrupp1turpp2
Edit distance from "Trupp"

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 "Trupp"?
"Trupp" is spelled T-R-U-P-P. The IPA pronunciation is [tʁʊp].
What does "Trupp" mean?
As a noun, "Trupp" means: eine kleine Teileinheit von 2 bis 6 Personen
What words are commonly confused with "Trupp"?
"Trupp" is commonly confused with "trust", "truth", "Truppe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Trupp"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trupp" is [tʁʊp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trupp" come from?
"Trupp" 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 "Trupp", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Teens#24,950tanze#24,948stehn#24,938spots#24,933

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

pump6 variantspiece6 variantsOpium6 variantsmonk6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list