toffel

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The verdict

“toffel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leichter Schuh, oft aus weicherem Material und an der Hacke offen; Pantoffel, Hausschuh

Corpus desk

Index DE-toffel · toffel · German

toffel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for toffel
PropertyValue
Headwordtoffel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „toffel“ im Deutschen

toffelschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

toffel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "leichter Schuh, oft aus weicherem Material und an der Hacke offen; Pantoffel, Hausschuh".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for toffel, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is toffel, spelled T-O-F-F-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    leichter Schuh, oft aus weicherem Material und an der Hacke offen; Pantoffel, Hausschuh

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how toffel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tofflorna ligger nog under sängen, tror jag.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "toffel"?
"toffel" is spelled T-O-F-F-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "toffel" mean?
As a noun, "toffel" means: leichter Schuh, oft aus weicherem Material und an der Hacke offen; Pantoffel, Hausschuh
How do you pronounce "toffel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "toffel" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "toffel" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list