Tokyo

[ˈtoːkjoː]

/[ˈtoːkjoː]/ name

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The verdict

“Tokyo” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,041. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,041
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-tokyo · Tokyo · German

Tokyo · rank #13,041 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,041
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Titelverteidi…

Nearest frequency peer: Titelverteidiger (-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 „Tokyo“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Tokyo“ 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).

Tokyo vs too
40% similar
Tokyo vs toy
40% similar
Tokyo vs toto
40% similar

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

Key facts for Tokyo
PropertyValue
HeadwordTokyo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈtoːkjoː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,041
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tokyo“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Titelverteidiger“ (#13,040), „Type“ (#13,042), „tiefsten“ (#13,039). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tokyo“ bei #13,041. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Tokyo (IPA [ˈtoːkjoː]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,041 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hauptstadt von Japan".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tokyo, with forms such as "otkyo", "tkoyo", and "tokkyo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "too", "toy", "toto", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Tokyo, spelled T-O-K-Y-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt von Japan

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Seine Kindheit verbrachte er in Tokyo.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otkyo
  • tkoyo
  • tokkyo
  • tokoy
  • tokyyo
  • toyko
  • ttokyo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tokyo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

otkyo2tkoyo2tokkyo1tokoy2tokyyo1toyko2ttokyo1
Edit distance from "Tokyo"

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 "Tokyo"?
"Tokyo" is spelled T-O-K-Y-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːkjoː].
What does "Tokyo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tokyo" means: Hauptstadt von Japan
What words are commonly confused with "Tokyo"?
"Tokyo" is commonly confused with "too", "toy", "toto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tokyo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tokyo" is [ˈtoːkjoː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tokyo" come from?
"Tokyo" 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 "Tokyo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

small#13,024Seife#13,017wehen#13,067öffne#13,081

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

ankam7 variantsBanane7 variantsMilieu7 variantsDekan7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list