Tabak
[ˈtaːbak]
The verdict
“Tabak” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #10,951 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,951
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - nikotinhaltige Pflanze
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
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Tabak is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtaːbak]. Corpus data places it at rank #10,951 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
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.
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Using “Tabak”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-A-B-A-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtaːbak] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “talk” - see the side-by-side comparison. Tabak vs talk
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.