thorn

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The verdict

“thorn” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,808. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,808
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Dorn

Corpus desk

Index DE-thorn · thorn · German

thorn · rank #32,808 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,808
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH thx

Nearest frequency peer: thx (+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 „thorn“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „thorn“ 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).

thorn vs Tor
40% similar
thorn vs Ton
40% similar
thorn vs tore
60% similar

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

Key facts for thorn
PropertyValue
Headwordthorn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,808
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „thorn“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).thornliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „thx“ (#32,809), „tendieren“ (#32,806), „temporären“ (#32,805). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „thorn“ bei #32,808. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around thorn (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,808 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for thorn, with forms such as "htorn", "thhorn", and "thonr". 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, "Tor", "Ton", "tore", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is thorn, spelled T-H-O-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Dorn
  2. 2
    der Dornenstrauch
  3. 3
    Holz aus eines Dornenstrauches
  4. 4
    das Ärgernis
  5. 5
    das Thorn þ; ein Buchstabe, der im modernen Isländisch vorkommt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Roses usually have thorns.

Synonyms

inconveniencenuisance

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htorn
  • thhorn
  • thonr
  • thornn
  • thorrn
  • tohrn
  • tthorn

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of thorn - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

htorn2thhorn1thonr2thornn1thorrn1tohrn2tthorn1
Edit distance from "thorn"

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 "thorn"?
"thorn" is spelled T-H-O-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "thorn" mean?
As a noun, "thorn" means: der Dorn
What words are commonly confused with "thorn"?
"thorn" is commonly confused with "Tor", "Ton", "tore". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "thorn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thorn" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "thorn" come from?
"thorn" 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 "thorn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

tears#32,803tacho#32,800Tussi#32,817studi#32,791

Similar misspelling depth

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

steppe7 variantsspice7 variantsseist7 variantsvoten7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list