Timor

[ˈtiːmoːɐ̯]

/[ˈtiːmoːɐ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Timor” is uncommon German (frequency #72,997 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,997
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - östlichste der Kleinen Sundainseln; die Westhälfte gehört zu Indonesien, während Osttimor einen eigenen Staat bildet

Corpus desk

Index DE-timor · Timor · German

Timor · rank #72,997 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,997
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Titelgeschich…

Nearest frequency peer: Titelgeschichte (+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 „Timor“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Timor
PropertyValue
HeadwordTimor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈtiːmoːɐ̯]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,997
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Timor“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Titelgeschichte“ (#72,998), „Tierkreiszeichen“ (#72,995), „Tobak“ (#72,999). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Timor“ bei #72,997. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Timor is uncommon German at frequency #72,997 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈtiːmoːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "östlichste der Kleinen Sundainseln; die Westhälfte gehört zu Indonesien, während Osttimor einen eigenen Staat bildet".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Timor, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Timor, spelled T-I-M-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    östlichste der Kleinen Sundainseln; die Westhälfte gehört zu Indonesien, während Osttimor einen eigenen Staat bildet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Timor hat etwa drei Millionen Einwohner.
  2. Die Fotos zeigen das Timor der Kolonialzeit.

This word in other languages

Timor(English)Timor(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 "Timor"?
"Timor" is spelled T-I-M-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtiːmoːɐ̯].
What does "Timor" mean?
As a proper noun, "Timor" means: östlichste der Kleinen Sundainseln; die Westhälfte gehört zu Indonesien, während Osttimor einen eigenen Staat bildet
How do you pronounce "Timor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Timor" is [ˈtiːmoːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Timor" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Tobak#72,999Tomás#73,003Stutz#72,975soaps#72,941

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list