Tabak
[ˈtaːbak]
The verdict
“Tabak” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,951. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #10,951
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - nikotinhaltige Pflanze
Corpus desk
Index DE-tabak · Tabak · German
Tabak · rank #10,951 · 7 variants · 10 confusables
- FREQ-MID #10,951
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH sächsische
Nearest frequency peer: sächsische (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Tabak”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- stärkeren
stärkeren
89,053 corpus weight
- SWR
SWR
89,052 corpus weight
- sächsische
sächsische
89,051 corpus weight
- Tabak
Tabak
89,050 corpus weight
- Tendenzen
Tendenzen
89,049 corpus weight
- terminal
terminal
89,048 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Tabak” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tabak |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaːbak] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #10,951 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tabak” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Tabak (IPA [ˈtaːbak]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,951 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tabak, with forms such as "atbak", "taabk", and "tabakk". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "talk", "tank", "Tara", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tabak, spelled T-A-B-A-K.
Definition
- 1nikotinhaltige Pflanze
- 2Blätter der unter [1a] beschriebenen Pflanze
- 3Produkt zum Rauchen, das aus den getrockneten und durch Fermentieren geschmacklich veredelten unter [2] beschriebenen Blättern hergestellt wurde
- 4Kautabak
- 5Schnupftabak
- 6der den ätherischen Ölen der unter [1] beschriebenen Pflanze charakteristische, herbe Duft
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tabak appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Hier wollen wir Ihnen zeigen, wie Sie selbst daheim im Garten Tabak anbauen und auch ernten können.“
„Die Herstellung von individuellem Tabak kann der erste Schritt zu einem völlig neuen Rauchgenuss sein, denn der eigene Tabak ist frei von Zusatzstoffen, der Anbau und die Behandlung der Tabakblätter macht Spaß und der Tabakgenuss wird nicht durch hohe Steuern beeinträchtigt.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- atbak
- taabk
- tabakk
- tabbak
- tabka
- tbaak
- ttabak
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tabak - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tabak", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
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.