Thorium
[ˈtoːʁiʊm]
The verdict
“Thorium” is uncommon German (frequency #61,990 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,990
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 90, das zu den Actinoiden gehört
Corpus desk
Index DE-thorium · Thorium · German
Thorium · rank #61,990 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #61,990
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH Thermostat
Nearest frequency peer: Thermostat (-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 „Thorium“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Textpassagen
Textpassagen
38,015 corpus weight
- Thales
Thales
38,014 corpus weight
- Thermostat
Thermostat
38,012 corpus weight
- Thorium
Thorium
38,011 corpus weight
- Thum
Thum
38,010 corpus weight
- Tiefgaragen
Tiefgaragen
38,008 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Thorium“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Thorium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtoːʁiʊm] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #61,990 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Thorium“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Thorium is uncommon German at frequency #61,990 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːʁiʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 90, das zu den Actinoiden gehört".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Thorium, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Thorium, spelled T-H-O-R-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 90, das zu den Actinoiden gehört
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Thorium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Reines Thorium ist ein silberweißes Metall.
In der Natur kommt nur ein einziges Isotop von Thorium vor, es ist also ein Reinelement.
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.
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