Tastatur

[tastaˈtuːɐ̯]

/[tastaˈtuːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tastatur” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,824. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,824
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eingabegerät, das als Bedienelemente eine Anzahl von mit den Fingern drückbaren Tasten enthält.

Corpus desk

Index DE-tastatur · Tastatur · German

Tastatur · rank #7,824 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,824
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tageszeitung

Nearest frequency peer: Tageszeitung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Tastatur“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Tastatur“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tastatur vs Tastaturen
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tastatur
PropertyValue
HeadwordTastatur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tastaˈtuːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#7,824
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tastatur“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Tastaturliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tageszeitung“ (#7,823), „teilgenommen“ (#7,825), „Systemen“ (#7,822). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tastatur“ bei #7,824. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Tastatur (IPA [tastaˈtuːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,824 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tastatur, with forms such as "atstatur", "tasattur", and "tasstatur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Tastaturen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Tastatur, spelled T-A-S-T-A-T-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eingabegerät, das als Bedienelemente eine Anzahl von mit den Fingern drückbaren Tasten enthält.
  2. 2
    andere Bezeichnung für Klaviatur

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Tastatur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dieser Text wurde mit einer Tastatur geschrieben.
  2. „Dieses Aufschreiben kann ein handschriftliches Aufzeichnen sein, ein Schreiben mit einer Schreibmaschine, oder es handelt sich um das Eintippen eines Textes auf der Tastatur eines Computers, auf dessen Bildschirm das Geschriebene erscheint, was man nach Wunsch speichern kann.“

Synonyms

GriffbrettKeyboardManualTastenwerk

Antonyms

MausJoystickLichtgriffelTrackball

This word in other languages

keyboard(English)teclado(Español)clavier(Français)teclado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atstatur
  • tasattur
  • tasstatur
  • tastatru
  • tastattur
  • tastaturr
  • tastautr
  • tasttatur
  • tasttaur
  • tatsatur
  • tsatatur
  • ttastatur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tastatur - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

atstatur2tasattur2tasstatur1tastatru2tastattur1tastaturr1tastautr2tasttatur1
Edit distance from "Tastatur"

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 "Tastatur"?
"Tastatur" is spelled T-A-S-T-A-T-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [tastaˈtuːɐ̯].
What does "Tastatur" mean?
As a noun, "Tastatur" means: Eingabegerät, das als Bedienelemente eine Anzahl von mit den Fingern drückbaren Tasten enthält.
What words are commonly confused with "Tastatur"?
"Tastatur" is commonly confused with "Tastaturen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tastatur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tastatur" is [tastaˈtuːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tastatur" come from?
"Tastatur" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tastatur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Systemen#7,822Tragödie#7,828Rückgang#7,808ablehnen#7,856

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

vermieden12 variantsabstimmen12 variantsLondoner12 variantsAufsicht12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list