théâtre

[te.atʁ]

/[te.atʁ]/ noun

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for théâtre
PropertyValue
Headwordthéâtre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[te.atʁ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,935
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „théâtre“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).théâtrefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tierversuch“ (#85,937), „tire“ (#85,938), „tob“ (#85,939). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „théâtre“ bei #85,935. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    das 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"?
"théâtre" is spelled T-H-É-Â-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [te.atʁ].
What does "théâtre" mean?
As a noun, "théâtre" means: das Theater
How do you pronounce "théâtre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "théâtre" is [te.atʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "théâtre" come from?
"théâtre" 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 "théâtre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list