Terror
[ˈtɛʁoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Terror” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #4,566 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,566
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gewalttaten einer bestimmten Gruppe von Menschen, zum Beispiel Bombenanschläge oder Morde, um bestimmte Ziele durchzusetzen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Terror |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɛʁoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #4,566 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Terror” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Terror is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtɛʁoːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,566 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Terror, with forms such as "etrror", "teror", and "terorr". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Terry", "teurer", "Terrors", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Terror, spelled T-E-R-R-O-R.
Definition
- 1Gewalttaten einer bestimmten Gruppe von Menschen, zum Beispiel Bombenanschläge oder Morde, um bestimmte Ziele durchzusetzen
- 2länger andauernde, systematische Verbreitung von Angst und Schrecken, um andere einzuschüchtern und schließlich zu beherrschen
- 3anhaltende, belastende Auseinandersetzung/Stimmung
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etrror,teror,terorr,terrorr,terrro,treror,tterror
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Terror - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Terror”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-E-R-R-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtɛʁoːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Terry” - see the side-by-side comparison. Terror vs Terry
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.