tobten
[ˈtoːptn̩]
The verdict
“tobten” is uncommon German (frequency #66,776 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #66,776
- frequency rank, German
- 35,386
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs toben
Corpus desk
Index DE-tobten · tobten · German
tobten · rank #66,776 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #66,776
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 35,386
- PHOTO-FINISH torlosen
Nearest frequency peer: torlosen (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “tobten”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Tirschenreu…
Tirschenreuth
33,229 corpus weight
- Titelmelodie
Titelmelodie
33,228 corpus weight
- titelte
titelte
33,227 corpus weight
- tobten
tobten
33,225 corpus weight
- torlosen
torlosen
33,224 corpus weight
- Tragflächen
Tragflächen
33,223 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “tobten” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tobten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtoːptn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #66,776 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tobten” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tobten is uncommon German at frequency #66,776 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtoːptn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tobten, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is tobten, spelled T-O-B-T-E-N.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs toben
- 21. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs toben
- 33. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs toben
- 43. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs 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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tobten", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.