TBK
[ˌtebeˈkaː]
The verdict
“TBK” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an abbreviation. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 3
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - toter Briefkasten
Corpus desk
Index DE-tbk · TBK · German
TBK · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-0 0 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | TBK |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Abbreviation |
| IPA | [ˌtebeˈkaː] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „TBK“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
TBK is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anabbreviation, transcribed [ˌtebeˈkaː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "toter Briefkasten".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for TBK, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is TBK, spelled T-B-K.
Definition
- 1toter Briefkasten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how TBK appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Im Zusammenhang mit den geforderten operativen Ermittlungen ist vom IM je Angriffspunkt ein Groß-TBK [toter Briefkasten] zur Lagerung der operativen Technik anzulegen.“
„Eine Variante hierzu ist der rollende TBK, der in einem Fortbewegungsmittel (häufig Eisenbahn) installiert ist.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.