toboggan

[to.bo.ɡɑ̃]

/[to.bo.ɡɑ̃]/ noun

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The verdict

“toboggan” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rutsche

Key facts for toboggan
PropertyValue
Headwordtoboggan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[to.bo.ɡɑ̃]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “toboggan” sits in German frequency

toboggan falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

toboggan is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [to.bo.ɡɑ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rutsche".

Zero misspellings are on record for toboggan in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is toboggan, spelled T-O-B-O-G-G-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rutsche

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "toboggan"?
"toboggan" is spelled T-O-B-O-G-G-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [to.bo.ɡɑ̃].
What does "toboggan" mean?
As a noun, "toboggan" means: Rutsche
How do you pronounce "toboggan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toboggan" is [to.bo.ɡɑ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toboggan" come from?
"toboggan" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “toboggan”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is T-O-B-O-G-G-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [to.bo.ɡɑ̃] (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.

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

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