Thorsten

/[ˈtɔʁstn̩]/ name

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,251

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Thorsten is aGermanname. It means: männlicher Vorname Pronounced [ˈtɔʁstn̩]. Often confused with Torten and trösten.

Key facts for Thorsten
PropertyValue
HeadwordThorsten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechName
IPA[ˈtɔʁstn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,251
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Thorsten in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Thorsten is 8 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtɔʁstn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,251 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Thorsten, with forms such as "htorsten", "thhorsten", and "thorrsten". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Torten", "trösten", "Thornton", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Thorsten, spelled T-H-O-R-S-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: htorsten,thhorsten,thorrsten,thorsetn,thorssten,thorstenn,thorstne,thorstten,thortsen,thosrten,throsten,tohrsten,tthorsten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Thorsten

Misspelling Variants of "Thorsten"

htorsten8thhorsten9thorrsten9thorsetn8thorssten9thorstenn9thorstne8thorstten9
Misspelling Variants of "Thorsten"

Frequency rank: #13,251 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Thorsten"?
"Thorsten" is spelled T-H-O-R-S-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɔʁstn̩].
What does "Thorsten" mean?
As a name, "Thorsten" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Thorsten"?
"Thorsten" is commonly confused with "Torten", "trösten", "Thornton". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Thorsten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Thorsten" is [ˈtɔʁstn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Thorsten" come from?
"Thorsten" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.