Thilo

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The verdict

“Thilo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,431. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,431
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-thilo · Thilo · German

Thilo · rank #20,431 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,431
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Telefone

Nearest frequency peer: Telefone (-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 „Thilo“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Thilo“ 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).

Thilo vs til
40% similar
Thilo vs this
40% similar
Thilo vs Trio
60% similar

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

Key facts for Thilo
PropertyValue
HeadwordThilo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,431
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Thilo“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Thiloliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Telefone“ (#20,430), „Tara“ (#20,429), „Todesfall“ (#20,433). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Thilo“ bei #20,431. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Thilo (IPA […]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,431 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Thilo, with forms such as "htilo", "thhilo", and "thillo". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "til", "this", "Trio", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Thilo, spelled T-H-I-L-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Thilo ärgert meine Schwester immer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htilo
  • thhilo
  • thillo
  • thiol
  • thlio
  • tihlo
  • tthilo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Thilo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

htilo2thhilo1thillo1thiol2thlio2tihlo2tthilo1
Edit distance from "Thilo"

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 "Thilo"?
"Thilo" is spelled T-H-I-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Thilo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Thilo" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Thilo"?
"Thilo" is commonly confused with "til", "this", "Trio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Thilo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Thilo" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Thilo" come from?
"Thilo" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list