Thum

[tuːm]

/[tuːm]/ name

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The verdict

“Thum” is uncommon German (frequency #61,991 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,991
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland

Corpus desk

Index DE-thum · Thum · German

Thum · rank #61,991 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,991
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Thorium

Nearest frequency peer: Thorium (-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 „Thum“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Thum
PropertyValue
HeadwordThum
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[tuːm]
Letters4
Frequency rank#61,991
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Thum“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Thumfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Thorium“ (#61,990), „Thermostat“ (#61,989), „Tiefgaragen“ (#61,993). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Thum“ bei #61,991. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Thum is uncommon German at frequency #61,991 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [tuːm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Thum in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Thum, spelled T-H-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Thum liegt im Osten Deutschlands.

This word in other languages

Thum(English)Thum(Français)

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 "Thum"?
"Thum" is spelled T-H-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [tuːm].
What does "Thum" mean?
As a proper noun, "Thum" means: eine Stadt in Sachsen, Deutschland
How do you pronounce "Thum"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Thum" is [tuːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Thum" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

taco#61,977Swag#61,974USPD#62,025UStG#62,026

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list