Tier

[tiːɐ̯]

/[tiːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tier” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,091. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,091
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Lebewesen, das seine Energie nicht durch Photosynthese gewinnt und Sauerstoff zur Atmung benötigt, aber kein Pilz ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-tier · Tier · German

Tier · rank #2,091 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,091
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Theorie

Nearest frequency peer: Theorie (-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 „Tier“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Tier“ 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).

Tier vs Tür
50% similar
Tier vs Tor
50% similar
Tier vs tue
25% similar

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

Key facts for Tier
PropertyValue
HeadwordTier
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tiːɐ̯]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,091
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tier“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Tierliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Theorie“ (#2,090), „Umgang“ (#2,092), „teams“ (#2,089). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tier“ bei #2,091. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Tier (IPA [tiːɐ̯]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,091 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tier, with forms such as "iter", "teir", and "tierr". 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, "Tür", "Tor", "tue", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Tier, spelled T-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lebewesen, das seine Energie nicht durch Photosynthese gewinnt und Sauerstoff zur Atmung benötigt, aber kein Pilz ist
  2. 2
    atmendes Lebewesen entsprechend [1] mit Ausnahme des Menschen
  3. 3
    weiblicher Hirsch; Hirschkuh

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Löwe ist der König der Tiere.
  2. „Der Mensch zählt zu den langlebigsten Tieren und ist die langlebigste Spezies unter den Primaten.“

Synonyms

BiestViechHindeHindin

Antonyms

PflanzePilz

This word in other languages

animal(English)animal(Español)animal(Français)animal(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iter
  • teir
  • tierr
  • tire
  • ttier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tier - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

iter2teir2tierr1tire2ttier1
Edit distance from "Tier"

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 "Tier"?
"Tier" is spelled T-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [tiːɐ̯].
What does "Tier" mean?
As a noun, "Tier" means: Lebewesen, das seine Energie nicht durch Photosynthese gewinnt und Sauerstoff zur Atmung benötigt, aber kein Pilz ist
What words are commonly confused with "Tier"?
"Tier" is commonly confused with "Tür", "Tor", "tue". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tier" is [tiːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tier" come from?
"Tier" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

West#2,097real#2,082News#2,078Gang#2,106

Similar misspelling depth

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

Glas5 variantshöre5 variantsleer5 variantsTipps5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list