Textur
[tɛksˈtuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Textur” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #34,935 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #34,935
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aus Frankreich stammende gebrochene Schrift
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 | Textur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tɛksˈtuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #34,935 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Textur” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Textur is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tɛksˈtuːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,935 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Textur, with forms such as "etxtur", "tetxur", and "textru". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Tortur", "Texturen", "Text", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Textur, spelled T-E-X-T-U-R.
Definition
- 1aus Frankreich stammende gebrochene Schrift
- 2Oberflächenstruktur von 3D-Objekten
- 3Muster aus einer Reihe von Variationen
- 4Faktor zur Qualitätsbeurteilung des Weins
- 5räumliche Anordnung von Bestandteilen, aus denen Gestein gebildet ist
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: etxtur,tetxur,textru,texttur,texturr,texutr,texxtur,ttextur,txetur
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Textur - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Textur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-E-X-T-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [tɛksˈtuːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Tortur” - see the side-by-side comparison. Textur vs Tortur
- 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.