Trübsal
\ˈtʁyːpˌz̥aːl\
The verdict
“Trübsal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tribulation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-trubsal · Trübsal · French
Trübsal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Trübsal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈtʁyːpˌz̥aːl\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Trübsal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈtʁyːpˌz̥aːl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tribulation.".
Zero misspellings are on record for Trübsal in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Trübsal, spelled T-R-Ü-B-S-A-L.
Definition
- 1Tribulation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Trübsal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seine Trübsal sickerte durch das Haus und drang durch die Türschlitze wie ein schädliches Gas, sodass alle davon angesteckt wurden.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.