todernst
[ˈtoːtˌʔɛʁnst]
The verdict
“todernst” is uncommon German (frequency #82,220 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #82,220
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - äußerst ernst, im Kontrast zu einer weniger ernsten Situation.
Corpus desk
Index DE-todernst · todernst · German
todernst · rank #82,220 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #82,220
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH tobenden
Nearest frequency peer: tobenden (-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 “todernst”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- tinto
tinto
17,784 corpus weight
- Titelkämpfen
Titelkämpfen
17,783 corpus weight
- tobenden
tobenden
17,782 corpus weight
- todernst
todernst
17,781 corpus weight
- torch
torch
17,780 corpus weight
- Totalität
Totalität
17,779 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “todernst” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | todernst |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈtoːtˌʔɛʁnst] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #82,220 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “todernst” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
todernst is uncommon German at frequency #82,220 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtoːtˌʔɛʁnst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "äußerst ernst, im Kontrast zu einer weniger ernsten Situation.".
No misspelling variants are generated for todernst in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, 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 todernst, spelled T-O-D-E-R-N-S-T.
Definition
- 1äußerst ernst, im Kontrast zu einer weniger ernsten Situation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how todernst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Drohung war ihm todernst […]
„Was bierernst ist, kann nur noch unwesentlich schlimmer werden - todernst.“
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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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "todernst", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 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.