Tobel
[ˈtoːbl̩]
The verdict
“Tobel” is uncommon German (frequency #96,370 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,370
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - enges Tal, tiefer Einschnitt im Gelände
Corpus desk
Index DE-tobel · Tobel · German
Tobel · rank #96,370 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,370
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH tierra
Nearest frequency peer: tierra (-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 „Tobel“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Thermalwass…
Thermalwasser
3,636 corpus weight
- tiefsinnige
tiefsinnige
3,634 corpus weight
- tierra
tierra
3,632 corpus weight
- Tobel
Tobel
3,631 corpus weight
- Todesrate
Todesrate
3,630 corpus weight
- Tokios
Tokios
3,629 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Tobel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tobel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtoːbl̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #96,370 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tobel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tobel is uncommon German at frequency #96,370 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːbl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "enges Tal, tiefer Einschnitt im Gelände".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tobel, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Tobel, spelled T-O-B-E-L.
Definition
- 1enges Tal, tiefer Einschnitt im Gelände
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tobel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ein 46 Jahre alter Autofahrer ist am Jochpass bei Bad Hindelang im Oberallgäu mit seinem Auto in einen Abhang gestürzt und schwer verletzt worden. […] Das Auto überschlug sich mehrmals und blieb etwa 200 Meter von der Straße entfernt in dem Tobel auf dem Dach liegen.“
„Der Fussweg durchs Tobel ist erst wieder durchgehend begehbar, wenn sicher ist, dass nicht weiteres Gestein in die Tiefe zu stürzen droht […].“
This word in other languages
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 "Tobel"?
What does "Tobel" mean?
How do you pronounce "Tobel"?
What language does "Tobel" come from?
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tobel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).