toe

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The verdict

“toe” is uncommon German (frequency #58,363 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,363
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Endabschnitt der Gliedmaßen der vierfüßigen Wirbeltiere bzw. bei Primaten und Menschen nur der der hinteren Gliedmaßen

Corpus desk

Index DE-toe · toe · German

toe · rank #58,363 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,363
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tobacco

Nearest frequency peer: tobacco (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „toe“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „toe“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for toe
PropertyValue
Headwordtoe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters3
Frequency rank#58,363
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „toe“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).toefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tobacco“ (#58,362), „took“ (#58,364), „Tierpfleger“ (#58,361). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „toe“ bei #58,363. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

toe is uncommon German at frequency #58,363 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

toe doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is toe, spelled T-O-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Endabschnitt der Gliedmaßen der vierfüßigen Wirbeltiere bzw. bei Primaten und Menschen nur der der hinteren Gliedmaßen
  2. 2
    ein Endabschnitt der hinteren Gliedmaßen der Primaten und Menschen
  3. 3
    ein Teil eines Schuhs oder Sockens, der den Zeh ([2]) bedeckt

Antonyms

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "toe"?
"toe" is spelled T-O-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "toe" mean?
As a noun, "toe" means: ein Endabschnitt der Gliedmaßen der vierfüßigen Wirbeltiere bzw. bei Primaten und Menschen nur der der hinteren Gliedmaßen
How do you pronounce "toe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toe" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toe" come from?
"toe" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "toe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aaO#58,503qin#58,192Bop#58,639maa#58,069

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list