Taifun

/[taɪ̯ˈfuːn]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,295

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Taifun is aGermannoun. It means: tropischer Wirbelsturm im nordwestlichen Teil des Pazifischen Ozeans Pronounced [taɪ̯ˈfuːn]. Often confused with Taiwan and taufen.

Key facts for Taifun
PropertyValue
HeadwordTaifun
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[taɪ̯ˈfuːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#31,295
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Taifun in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Taifun is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [taɪ̯ˈfuːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,295 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "tropischer Wirbelsturm im nordwestlichen Teil des Pazifischen Ozeans".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Taifun, with forms such as "atifun", "tafiun", and "taiffun". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Taiwan", "taufen", "Tarifen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Taifun, spelled T-A-I-F-U-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    tropischer Wirbelsturm im nordwestlichen Teil des Pazifischen Ozeans

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: atifun,tafiun,taiffun,taifnu,taifunn,taiufn,tiafun,ttaifun

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Taifun

Misspelling Variants of "Taifun"

atifun6tafiun6taiffun7taifnu6taifunn7taiufn6tiafun6ttaifun7
Misspelling Variants of "Taifun"

Frequency rank: #31,295 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Taifun"?
"Taifun" is spelled T-A-I-F-U-N. The IPA pronunciation is [taɪ̯ˈfuːn].
What does "Taifun" mean?
As a noun, "Taifun" means: tropischer Wirbelsturm im nordwestlichen Teil des Pazifischen Ozeans
What words are commonly confused with "Taifun"?
"Taifun" is commonly confused with "Taiwan", "taufen", "Tarifen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Taifun"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Taifun" is [taɪ̯ˈfuːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Taifun" come from?
"Taifun" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.