Trübung

\ˈtʁyːbʊŋ\

/\ˈtʁyːbʊŋ\/ noun

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.

Key facts for Trübung
PropertyValue
HeadwordTrübung
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈtʁyːbʊŋ\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Trübung » en français

Trübungsiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Turbidité : aspect trouble d’un liquide ou processus y menant.
  2. 2
    Voile, trouble, ternissement : aspect trouble, terne d’une surface ou d’un solide normalement transparent et lisse, ou processus y menant.
  3. 3
    Voile, nébulosité, opacité du ciel ou processus y menant.
  4. 4
    Trouble, ternissement, obscurcissement : de l’humeur, de la bonne entente, etc. ; assombrissement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Trübung"?
"Trübung" is spelled T-R-Ü-B-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtʁyːbʊŋ\.
What does "Trübung" mean?
As a noun, "Trübung" means: Turbidité : aspect trouble d’un liquide ou processus y menant.
How do you pronounce "Trübung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Trübung" is \ˈtʁyːbʊŋ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Trübung" come from?
"Trübung" is a French 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list