toben

[ˈtoːbn̩]

/[ˈtoːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“toben” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,088. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,088
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich wild, rasend, hemmungslos gebärden/ ausdrücken

Corpus desk

Index DE-toben · toben · German

toben · rank #20,088 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,088
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Titelseite

Nearest frequency peer: Titelseite (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „toben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „toben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

toben vs Ton
40% similar
toben vs tore
60% similar
toben vs Tote
40% similar

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

Key facts for toben
PropertyValue
Headwordtoben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtoːbn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#20,088
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „toben“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).tobenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Titelseite“ (#20,087), „tobt“ (#20,089), „Tierarten“ (#20,086). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „toben“ bei #20,088. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around toben (IPA [ˈtoːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,088 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for toben, with forms such as "otben", "tboen", and "tobben". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ton", "tore", "Tote", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is toben, spelled T-O-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich wild, rasend, hemmungslos gebärden/ ausdrücken
  2. 2
    unkontrolliert und unkontrollierbar, chaotisch, laut ablaufen
  3. 3
    sich wild und kraftvoll bewegen
  4. 4
    ungestüm umherlaufen, herumspringen, turnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wenn der Chef das hört, wird er wieder toben.
  2. Das Publikum tobte.

This word in other languages

rage(English)rabiar(Español)faire rage(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otben
  • tboen
  • tobben
  • tobenn
  • tobne
  • toebn
  • ttoben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of toben - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

otben2tboen2tobben1tobenn1tobne2toebn2ttoben1
Edit distance from "toben"

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 "toben"?
"toben" is spelled T-O-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːbn̩].
What does "toben" mean?
As a verb, "toben" means: sich wild, rasend, hemmungslos gebärden/ ausdrücken
What words are commonly confused with "toben"?
"toben" is commonly confused with "Ton", "tore", "Tote". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "toben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toben" is [ˈtoːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toben" come from?
"toben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Wulff#20,133regte#20,032adobe#20,154Nylon#20,018

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Nippel7 variantsMemes7 variantsMarian7 variantsbeugt7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list