Therme

/[ˈtɛʁmə]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,085

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

Therme is aGermannoun. It means: eine öffentliche römische Badeanlage Pronounced [ˈtɛʁmə]. Often confused with Tiere and three.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Therme in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Therme is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtɛʁmə]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,085 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for Therme, with forms such as "hterme", "tehrme", and "themre". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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 explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Therme, spelled T-H-E-R-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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)

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: hterme,tehrme,themre,therem,thermme,therrme,thherme,threme,ttherme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Therme

Misspelling Variants of "Therme"

hterme6tehrme6themre6therem6thermme7therrme7thherme7threme6
Misspelling Variants of "Therme"

Frequency rank: #21,085 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.