Thorben

[ˈtɔʁbn̩]

/[ˈtɔʁbn̩]/ name

The verdict

“Thorben” is uncommon German (frequency #69,775 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,775
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-thorben · Thorben · German

Thorben · rank #69,775 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,775
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH thermal

Nearest frequency peer: thermal (-3 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 „Thorben“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Thorben
PropertyValue
HeadwordThorben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈtɔʁbn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,775
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Thorben“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Thorbenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „thermal“ (#69,772), „tien“ (#69,778), „tierliebe“ (#69,779). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Thorben“ bei #69,775. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Thorben is uncommon German at frequency #69,775 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈtɔʁbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Zero misspellings are on record for Thorben in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Thorben, spelled T-H-O-R-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Thorben trinkt für sein Leben gern Shrimp-Cocktails.

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 "Thorben"?
"Thorben" is spelled T-H-O-R-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɔʁbn̩].
What does "Thorben" mean?
As a proper noun, "Thorben" means: männlicher Vorname
How do you pronounce "Thorben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Thorben" is [ˈtɔʁbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Thorben" come from?
"Thorben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list