texts

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/[…]/ verb

The verdict

“texts” is uncommon German (frequency #52,484 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,484
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs text

Corpus desk

Index DE-texts · texts · German

texts · rank #52,484 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,484
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tempus

Nearest frequency peer: Tempus (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “texts”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “texts” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for texts
PropertyValue
Headwordtexts
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#52,484
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “texts” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).textsliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Tempus“ (#52,483), „Themenkomplex“ (#52,485), „teacher“ (#52,482). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

texts is uncommon German at frequency #52,484 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs text".

texts has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is texts, spelled T-E-X-T-S.

Definition

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    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs text

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 "texts"?
"texts" is spelled T-E-X-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "texts" mean?
As a verb, "texts" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs text
How do you pronounce "texts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "texts" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "texts" come from?
"texts" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list