Theodor
[ˈteːodoːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Theodor” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,862 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #6,862
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - männlicher Vorname
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Theodor |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [ˈteːodoːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #6,862 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Theodor” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Theodor is 7 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈteːodoːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,862 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "männlicher Vorname".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Theodor, with forms such as "hteodor", "tehodor", and "thedoor". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Theodor, spelled T-H-E-O-D-O-R.
Definition
- 1männlicher Vorname
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: hteodor,tehodor,thedoor,theoddor,theodorr,theodro,theoodr,thheodor,thoedor,ttheodor
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Theodor - 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 “Theodor”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-H-E-O-D-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈteːodoːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.