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The verdict

“TO” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #589 in German word frequency and used as an abbreviation.

#589
frequency rank, German
2
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - KFZ-Kennzeichen für Torino (Turin)

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

TO vs TV
50% similar
TO vs tu
0% similar
TO vs Ts
50% similar

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

Key facts for TO
PropertyValue
HeadwordTO
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[…]
Letters2
Frequency rank#589
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “TO” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). TO lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for TO is 2 letters long, classified as an abbreviation, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #589 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "KFZ-Kennzeichen für Torino (Turin)".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for TO, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "TV", "tu", "Ts", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is TO, spelled T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    KFZ-Kennzeichen für Torino (Turin)

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 "TO"?
"TO" is spelled T-O. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "TO" mean?
As an abbreviation, "TO" means: KFZ-Kennzeichen für Torino (Turin)
What words are commonly confused with "TO"?
"TO" is commonly confused with "TV", "tu", "Ts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "TO"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "TO" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "TO" come from?
"TO" 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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Using “TO”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “TV” - see the side-by-side comparison. TO vs TV
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list