tausend

[ˈtaʊ̯zn̩t]

/[ˈtaʊ̯zn̩t]/ num

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The verdict

“tausend” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,690. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,690
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Kardinalzahl zwischen 999 und 1001, zehn hoch drei (10³)

Corpus desk

Index DE-tausend · tausend · German

tausend · rank #2,690 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,690
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Stress

Nearest frequency peer: Stress (-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 „tausend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „tausend“ 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).

tausend vs Tugend
57% similar
tausend vs Tausende
75% similar
tausend vs Tausenden
67% similar

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

Key facts for tausend
PropertyValue
Headwordtausend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[ˈtaʊ̯zn̩t]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,690
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „tausend“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).tausendliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Stress“ (#2,689), „Tote“ (#2,691), „Statistik“ (#2,688). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tausend“ bei #2,690. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around tausend (IPA [ˈtaʊ̯zn̩t]), anumeral. Corpus frequency is #2,690 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for tausend, with forms such as "atusend", "tasuend", and "tauesnd". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Tugend", "Tausende", "Tausenden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is tausend, spelled T-A-U-S-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Kardinalzahl zwischen 999 und 1001, zehn hoch drei (10³)
  2. 2
    eine große Zahl

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Kilometer sind tausend Meter.
  2. „Rund tausend Kunden einer kleinen, feinen Bank in Zürich müssen nun fürchten, wegen Steuerhinterziehung belangt zu werden.“

Synonyms

eintausendunzählige

This word in other languages

thousand(English)mil(Español)mille(Français)mil(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • atusend
  • tasuend
  • tauesnd
  • tausedn
  • tausendd
  • tausennd
  • tausned
  • taussend
  • ttausend
  • tuasend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tausend - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

atusend2tasuend2tauesnd2tausedn2tausendd1tausennd1tausned2taussend1
Edit distance from "tausend"

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 "tausend"?
"tausend" is spelled T-A-U-S-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʊ̯zn̩t].
What does "tausend" mean?
As a numeral, "tausend" means: die Kardinalzahl zwischen 999 und 1001, zehn hoch drei (10³)
What words are commonly confused with "tausend"?
"tausend" is commonly confused with "Tugend", "Tausende", "Tausenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tausend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tausend" is [ˈtaʊ̯zn̩t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tausend" come from?
"tausend" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pfarrer#2,675erkannt#2,711Fahrrad#2,714Gelände#2,717

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

erfüllen10 variantsgenerell10 variantsJoachim10 variantsgeöffnet10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list