théâtre
[te.atʁ]
The verdict
“théâtre” is uncommon German (frequency #85,935 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,935
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Theater
Corpus desk
Index DE-theatre · théâtre · German
théâtre · rank #85,935 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,935
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH Tierversuch
Nearest frequency peer: Tierversuch (+2 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 „théâtre“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- testa
testa
14,072 corpus weight
- théâtre
théâtre
14,066 corpus weight
- Tierversuch
Tierversuch
14,064 corpus weight
- tire
tire
14,063 corpus weight
- tob
tob
14,062 corpus weight
- Tones
Tones
14,060 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „théâtre“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | théâtre |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [te.atʁ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #85,935 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „théâtre“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
théâtre is uncommon German at frequency #85,935 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [te.atʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Theater".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for théâtre, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is théâtre, spelled T-H-É-Â-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1das Theater
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 "théâtre"?
What does "théâtre" mean?
How do you pronounce "théâtre"?
What language does "théâtre" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "théâtre", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).