Thora

[toˈʁaː]

/[toˈʁaː]/ noun

The verdict

“Thora” is uncommon German (frequency #60,147 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,147
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - bedeutendster der drei Hauptteile des Tanach, welcher die fünf Bücher Mose umfasst

Corpus desk

Index DE-thora · Thora · German

Thora · rank #60,147 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,147
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Thumbnails

Nearest frequency peer: Thumbnails (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Thora“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Thora
PropertyValue
HeadwordThora
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[toˈʁaː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,147
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Thora“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Thorafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Thumbnails“ (#60,148), „tiefstes“ (#60,149), „thematisierte“ (#60,144). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Thora“ bei #60,147. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Thora is uncommon German at frequency #60,147 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [toˈʁaː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "bedeutendster der drei Hauptteile des Tanach, welcher die fünf Bücher Mose umfasst".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Thora, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Thora, spelled T-H-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    bedeutendster der drei Hauptteile des Tanach, welcher die fünf Bücher Mose umfasst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „"Hiermit erklären wir öffentlich, dass die Klagen gegen die Schweizer Banken, die Deutsche Bank und/oder deren respektive Regierungen und andere Regierungen von unseren Rabbinern als ein Verstoß gegen die Regeln der heiligen Thora interpretiert werden", heißt es in einer halbseitigen Anzeige in der "New York Times".[…] "Die Thora", der jüdische Gesetzesk…
  2. „Jeden Sabbat las er ihnen einen Abschnitt aus der Thora vor, der jüdischen Bibel, und erklärte ihnen nach den Auslegungen des Talmuds, was die heilige Schrift bedeutet.“

Synonyms

Pentateuchfünf Bücher Mose

This word in other languages

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 "Thora"?
"Thora" is spelled T-H-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [toˈʁaː].
What does "Thora" mean?
As a noun, "Thora" means: bedeutendster der drei Hauptteile des Tanach, welcher die fünf Bücher Mose umfasst
How do you pronounce "Thora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Thora" is [toˈʁaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Thora" come from?
"Thora" 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 "Thora", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list