Tobak
[ˈtoːbak]
The verdict
“Tobak” is an uncommon German word, ranked #72,999 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #72,999
- frequency rank, German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tabak; Produkt zum Rauchen, das aus den Blättern der Tabakpflanze hergestellt wurde
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tobak |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtoːbak] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #72,999 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tobak” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Tobak is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtoːbak]. Corpus data places it at rank #72,999 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
- 1Tabak; Produkt zum Rauchen, das aus den Blättern der Tabakpflanze hergestellt wurde
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Tobak”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-O-B-A-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtoːbak] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.