Token

/[ˈtoːkn̩]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,824

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Token is aGermannoun. It means: Gerät, das zeitlich begrenzte, sichere Schlüssel für den Zugang zu Datenverarbeitungssystemen oder auch für das Internetbanking speichert oder generiert Pronounced [ˈtoːkn̩]. Often confused with Ton and tore.

Key facts for Token
PropertyValue
HeadwordToken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtoːkn̩]
Letters5
Frequency rank#31,824
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Token is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtoːkn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,824 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 Token, with forms such as "otken", "tkoen", and "toekn". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ton", "tore", "Tote", 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 Token, spelled T-O-K-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät, das zeitlich begrenzte, sichere Schlüssel für den Zugang zu Datenverarbeitungssystemen oder auch für das Internetbanking speichert oder generiert
  2. 2
    jedes einzelne Vorkommen eines Wortes (oder einer anderen Einheit) in einem Text

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: otken,tkoen,toekn,tokenn,tokken,tokne,ttoken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Token

Misspelling Variants of "Token"

otken5tkoen5toekn5tokenn6tokken6tokne5ttoken6
Misspelling Variants of "Token"

Frequency rank: #31,824 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Token"?
"Token" is spelled T-O-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːkn̩].
What does "Token" mean?
As a noun, "Token" means: Gerät, das zeitlich begrenzte, sichere Schlüssel für den Zugang zu Datenverarbeitungssystemen oder auch für das Internetbanking speichert oder generiert
What words are commonly confused with "Token"?
"Token" is commonly confused with "Ton", "tore", "Tote". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Token"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Token" is [ˈtoːkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Token" come from?
"Token" 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.