Texas

[ˈtɛksas]

/[ˈtɛksas]/ name

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The verdict

“Texas” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,241. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,241
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bundesstaat im Südwesten der USA

Corpus desk

Index DE-texas · Texas · German

Texas · rank #6,241 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,241
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Testament

Nearest frequency peer: Testament (-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 „Texas“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Texas“ 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).

Texas vs Text
60% similar
Texas vs texte
40% similar
Texas vs Trias
60% similar

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

Key facts for Texas
PropertyValue
HeadwordTexas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈtɛksas]
Letters5
Frequency rank#6,241
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Texas“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Texasliegt 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: „Testament“ (#6,240), „Thailand“ (#6,242), „technischer“ (#6,239). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Texas“ bei #6,241. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Texas (IPA [ˈtɛksas]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,241 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bundesstaat im Südwesten der USA".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Texas, with forms such as "etxas", "teaxs", and "texass". 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 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Text", "texte", "Trias", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Texas, spelled T-E-X-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bundesstaat im Südwesten der USA

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich komme aus Texas.
  2. „In Texas waren nach wochenlanger Dürre von Seen und Flüssen nur rissige Erdkrusten übrig, einigen Gemeinden ging das Trinkwasser aus.“

This word in other languages

Texas(English)Texas(Español)Texas(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxas
  • teaxs
  • texass
  • texsa
  • texxas
  • ttexas
  • txeas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Texas - 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.

etxas2teaxs2texass1texsa2texxas1ttexas1txeas2
Edit distance from "Texas"

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 "Texas"?
"Texas" is spelled T-E-X-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛksas].
What does "Texas" mean?
As a proper noun, "Texas" means: Bundesstaat im Südwesten der USA
What words are commonly confused with "Texas"?
"Texas" is commonly confused with "Text", "texte", "Trias". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Texas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Texas" is [ˈtɛksas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Texas" come from?
"Texas" 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 "Texas", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list