Taro
[ˈtaːʁo]
The verdict
“Taro” is uncommon German (frequency #69,760 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #69,760
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein tropischer, bis zu zwei Meter hoher, krautiger Busch mit aufrechtem Wuchs
Corpus desk
Index DE-taro · Taro · German
Taro · rank #69,760 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #69,760
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH tastet
Nearest frequency peer: tastet (+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.
Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Taro“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- taktlos
taktlos
30,244 corpus weight
- tankt
tankt
30,243 corpus weight
- Taro
Taro
30,241 corpus weight
- tastet
tastet
30,240 corpus weight
- tedesco
tedesco
30,238 corpus weight
- tektonische
tektonische
30,237 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Taro“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Taro |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaːʁo] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #69,760 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Taro“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Taro is uncommon German at frequency #69,760 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaːʁo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Taro doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Taro, spelled T-A-R-O.
Definition
- 1ein tropischer, bis zu zwei Meter hoher, krautiger Busch mit aufrechtem Wuchs
- 2essbare, stärkehaltige Knolle von [1]
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Taro appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Taro gedeiht vorwiegend in tropischen und subtropischen Gebieten.
Taro wird seit mehr als 2000 Jahren kultiviert.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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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