BitTorrent

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The verdict

“BitTorrent” is uncommon German (frequency #88,715 among 72,680 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,715
frequency rank, German
72,680
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Filesharing-Protokoll, das besonders für große Dateien geeignet ist und von der Firma BitTorrent, Inc. entwickelt wurde

Key facts for BitTorrent
PropertyValue
HeadwordBitTorrent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters10
Frequency rank#88,715
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “BitTorrent” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). BitTorrent lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

BitTorrent is uncommon German at frequency #88,715 among 72,680 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Filesharing-Protokoll, das besonders für große Dateien geeignet ist und von der Firma BitTorrent, Inc. entwickelt wurde".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for BitTorrent, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is BitTorrent, spelled B-I-T-T-O-R-R-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Filesharing-Protokoll, das besonders für große Dateien geeignet ist und von der Firma BitTorrent, Inc. entwickelt wurde

This word in other languages

BitTorrent(English)

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 "BitTorrent"?
"BitTorrent" is spelled B-I-T-T-O-R-R-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "BitTorrent" mean?
As a noun, "BitTorrent" means: ein Filesharing-Protokoll, das besonders für große Dateien geeignet ist und von der Firma BitTorrent, Inc. entwickelt wurde
How do you pronounce "BitTorrent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "BitTorrent" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "BitTorrent" come from?
"BitTorrent" is a German 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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Using “BitTorrent”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is B-I-T-T-O-R-R-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list