Töchterchen
[ˈtœçtɐçən]
The verdict
“Töchterchen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #41,516 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #41,516
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleine Tochter
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Töchterchen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtœçtɐçən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #41,516 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Töchterchen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Töchterchen is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtœçtɐçən]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,516 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "kleine Tochter".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Töchterchen, with forms such as "tcöhterchen", "ttöchterchen", and "töcchterchen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Töchterchen, spelled T-Ö-C-H-T-E-R-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1kleine Tochter
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: tcöhterchen,ttöchterchen,töcchterchen,töchetrchen,töchhterchen,töchtecrhen,töchtercchen,töchtercehn,töchterchenn,töchterchhen,töchterchne,töchterhcen,töchterrchen,töchtrechen,töchtterchen,töctherchen,töhcterchen,ötchterchen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Töchterchen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “Töchterchen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-Ö-C-H-T-E-R-C-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtœçtɐçən] (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.