Tokio

[ˈtoːki̯oː]

/[ˈtoːki̯oː]/ name

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The verdict

“Tokio” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,405. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,405
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Hauptstadt Japans

Corpus desk

Index DE-tokio · Tokio · German

Tokio · rank #7,405 · 6 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,405
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH telefonieren

Nearest frequency peer: telefonieren (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Tokio“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Tokio“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tokio vs too
40% similar
Tokio vs Trio
60% similar
Tokio vs Toni
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tokio
PropertyValue
HeadwordTokio
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈtoːki̯oː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,405
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tokio“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Tokioliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „telefonieren“ (#7,404), „Trikot“ (#7,406), „tauchen“ (#7,403). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tokio“ bei #7,405. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Tokio (IPA [ˈtoːki̯oː]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #7,405 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tokio, with forms such as "otkio", "tkoio", and "toiko". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "too", "Trio", "Toni", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Tokio, spelled T-O-K-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Hauptstadt Japans
  2. 2
    der Name einer Präfektur in Japan

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Tokio ist die größte Stadt der Welt.
  2. das Tokio der Edo-Periode

Synonyms

EdoPräfektur Tokio

This word in other languages

Tokyo(English)Tokio(Español)Tokyo(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otkio
  • tkoio
  • toiko
  • tokkio
  • tokoi
  • ttokio

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tokio - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

otkio2tkoio2toiko2tokkio1tokoi2ttokio1
Edit distance from "Tokio"

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 "Tokio"?
"Tokio" is spelled T-O-K-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːki̯oː].
What does "Tokio" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tokio" means: die Hauptstadt Japans
What words are commonly confused with "Tokio"?
"Tokio" is commonly confused with "too", "Trio", "Toni". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tokio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tokio" is [ˈtoːki̯oː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tokio" come from?
"Tokio" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

prüft#7,380zweit#7,430Achse#7,432Ampel#7,435

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Takt6 variantssang6 variantswork6 variantsZahn6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list