Trübung
\ˈtʁyːbʊŋ\
The verdict
“Trübung” 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) - Turbidité : aspect trouble d’un liquide ou processus y menant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-trubung · Trübung · French
Trübung · 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 | Trübung |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈtʁyːbʊŋ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Trübung is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈtʁyːbʊŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Trübung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 Trübung, spelled T-R-Ü-B-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Turbidité : aspect trouble d’un liquide ou processus y menant.
- 2Voile, trouble, ternissement : aspect trouble, terne d’une surface ou d’un solide normalement transparent et lisse, ou processus y menant.
- 3Voile, nébulosité, opacité du ciel ou processus y menant.
- 4Trouble, ternissement, obscurcissement : de l’humeur, de la bonne entente, etc. ; assombrissement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Trübung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Früher wurde die Trübung einer Flüssigkeit mit einem durchsichtigen Behälter gemessen. Auf dessen Rückseite befand sich eine Sichttafel (ähnlich wie beim Sehtest bei einem Augenarzt), die man durch die Flüssigkeit betrachtet hat. Die gerade noch lesbare Zahl entsprach der gemessenen Trübung.
Grauschleier auf den Fensterscheiben. Man möchte zum Lappen greifen. Doch die Trübung ist kein Beschlag. Das Glas ist blind. In einigen Scheiben klaffen Risse und Löcher.
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.