Tobak

[ˈtoːbak]

/[ˈtoːbak]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tobak” is uncommon German (frequency #72,999 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,999
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tabak; Produkt zum Rauchen, das aus den Blättern der Tabakpflanze hergestellt wurde

Corpus desk

Index DE-tobak · Tobak · German

Tobak · rank #72,999 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,999
  • 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 „Tobak“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tobak
PropertyValue
HeadwordTobak
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtoːbak]
Letters5
Frequency rank#72,999
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tobak“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Tobakfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Titelgeschichte“ (#72,998), „Timor“ (#72,997), „Tollhaus“ (#73,001). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tobak“ bei #72,999. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tobak is uncommon German at frequency #72,999 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːbak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tabak; Produkt zum Rauchen, das aus den Blättern der Tabakpflanze hergestellt wurde".

Tobak doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tobak, spelled T-O-B-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tabak; Produkt zum Rauchen, das aus den Blättern der Tabakpflanze hergestellt wurde

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Also sprach er und zog den gestickten ledernen Beutel / An den Riemen hervor, worin der Tobak ihm verwahrt war, / Öffnete zierlich und teilte; da fanden sich einige Pfeifen.“

Synonyms

Tabak

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 "Tobak"?
"Tobak" is spelled T-O-B-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːbak].
What does "Tobak" mean?
As a noun, "Tobak" means: Tabak; Produkt zum Rauchen, das aus den Blättern der Tabakpflanze hergestellt wurde
How do you pronounce "Tobak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tobak" is [ˈtoːbak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tobak" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Timor#72,997Tomás#73,003Stutz#72,975soaps#72,941

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list