vertrau

/[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,840

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

vertrau is aGermanverb. It means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertrauen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯]. Often confused with Vortrag and vertraut.

Key facts for vertrau
PropertyValue
Headwordvertrau
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯]
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,840
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of vertrau in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vertrau is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,840 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertrauen".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for vertrau, with forms such as "evrtrau", "verrtau", and "verrtrau". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Vortrag", "vertraut", "vertraue", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is vertrau, spelled V-E-R-T-R-A-U, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertrauen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrtrau,verrtau,verrtrau,vertaru,vertrrau,vertrua,verttrau,vetrrau,vretrau,vvertrau

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for vertrau

Misspelling Variants of "vertrau"

evrtrau7verrtau7verrtrau8vertaru7vertrrau8vertrua7verttrau8vetrrau7
Misspelling Variants of "vertrau"

Frequency rank: #32,840 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vertrau"?
"vertrau" is spelled V-E-R-T-R-A-U. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯].
What does "vertrau" mean?
As a verb, "vertrau" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertrauen
What words are commonly confused with "vertrau"?
"vertrau" is commonly confused with "Vortrag", "vertraut", "vertraue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vertrau"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vertrau" is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaʊ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vertrau" come from?
"vertrau" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.