today

/[təˈdeɪ]/ adv

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,761

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

today is anGermanadv. It means: heute Pronounced [təˈdeɪ]. Often confused with toy and Tode.

Key facts for today
PropertyValue
Headwordtoday
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[təˈdeɪ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,761
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of today in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for today is 5 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [təˈdeɪ]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,761 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for today, with forms such as "otday", "tdoay", and "toady". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "toy", "Tode", "Tora", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is today, spelled T-O-D-A-Y, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    heute
  2. 2
    heutzutage

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This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: otday,tdoay,toady,todayy,todday,todya,ttoday

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for today

Misspelling Variants of "today"

otday5tdoay5toady5todayy6todday6todya5ttoday6
Misspelling Variants of "today"

Frequency rank: #15,761 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "today"?
"today" is spelled T-O-D-A-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [təˈdeɪ].
What does "today" mean?
As an adv, "today" means: heute
What words are commonly confused with "today"?
"today" is commonly confused with "toy", "Tode", "Tora". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "today"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "today" is [təˈdeɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "today" come from?
"today" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.