Teufe

[ˈtɔɪ̯fə]

/[ˈtɔɪ̯fə]/ noun

The verdict

“Teufe” is uncommon German (frequency #77,415 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,415
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die lotrechte Entfernung eines Ortes von der der Erdoberfläche

Corpus desk

Index DE-teufe · Teufe · German

Teufe · rank #77,415 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,415
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Terri

Nearest frequency peer: Terri (-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 „Teufe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Teufe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Teufe
PropertyValue
HeadwordTeufe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɔɪ̯fə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#77,415
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Teufe“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Teufefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Terri“ (#77,414), „tendenziöse“ (#77,411), „Tiefflug“ (#77,419). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Teufe“ bei #77,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Teufe is uncommon German at frequency #77,415 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɔɪ̯fə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die lotrechte Entfernung eines Ortes von der der Erdoberfläche".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Teufe, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Teufe, spelled T-E-U-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die lotrechte Entfernung eines Ortes von der der Erdoberfläche

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das zweite Lausitzer Braunkohlenflöz beginnt hier bei einer Teufe von 80 Metern.
  2. Der Schacht wird bis zu einer Teufe von 1200 Metern niedergebracht.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Teufe"?
"Teufe" is spelled T-E-U-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɔɪ̯fə].
What does "Teufe" mean?
As a noun, "Teufe" means: die lotrechte Entfernung eines Ortes von der der Erdoberfläche
How do you pronounce "Teufe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Teufe" is [ˈtɔɪ̯fə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Teufe" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list