Therme

[ˈtɛʁmə]

/[ˈtɛʁmə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Therme” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,085. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,085
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine öffentliche römische Badeanlage

Corpus desk

Index DE-therme · Therme · German

Therme · rank #21,085 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,085
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Theresia

Nearest frequency peer: Theresia (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Therme“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Therme“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Therme vs Tiere
67% similar
Therme vs three
50% similar
Therme vs Türme
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Therme
PropertyValue
HeadwordTherme
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɛʁmə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#21,085
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Therme“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Thermeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Theresia“ (#21,084), „Toaster“ (#21,086), „tauchten“ (#21,083). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Therme“ bei #21,085. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Therme (IPA [ˈtɛʁmə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,085 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Therme, with forms such as "hterme", "tehrme", and "themre". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Tiere", "three", "Türme", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Therme, spelled T-H-E-R-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine öffentliche römische Badeanlage
  2. 2
    eine natürliche Quelle, deren durchschnittliche Wassertemperatur höher als die mittlere Jahrestemperatur des Ortes ist, an dem sie zutage tritt
  3. 3
    ein über einer Thermalquelle errichtetes Bad oder Heilbad
  4. 4
    eine meist mit Öl oder Gas betriebene wandhängende Heizanlage (nur für die Heizung), oder als Kombitherme (für Warmwasser und Heizung)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Therme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Schon in römischer Zeit bestanden die Thermen aus mehreren komplexen Baugruppen mit einer Vielzahl unterschiedlicher Räume.
  2. Karlsbad ist eine Therme.

Synonyms

ThermalbadEtagenheizung

This word in other languages

terma(Español)thermes(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hterme
  • tehrme
  • themre
  • therem
  • thermme
  • therrme
  • thherme
  • threme
  • ttherme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Therme - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hterme2tehrme2themre2therem2thermme1therrme1thherme1threme2
Edit distance from "Therme"

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 "Therme"?
"Therme" is spelled T-H-E-R-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛʁmə].
What does "Therme" mean?
As a noun, "Therme" means: eine öffentliche römische Badeanlage
What words are commonly confused with "Therme"?
"Therme" is commonly confused with "Tiere", "three", "Türme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Therme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Therme" is [ˈtɛʁmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Therme" come from?
"Therme" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Unfalls9 variantsungenau9 variantsUntreue9 variantsValerie9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list