Toledo

[toˈleːdo]

/[toˈleːdo]/ name

The verdict

“Toledo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,939
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in Spanien

Corpus desk

Index DE-toledo · Toledo · German

Toledo · rank #34,939 · 8 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,939
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Touchdown

Nearest frequency peer: Touchdown (+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 „Toledo“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Toledo“ 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).

Toledo vs Torpedo
71% similar
Toledo vs told
50% similar

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

Key facts for Toledo
PropertyValue
HeadwordToledo
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[toˈleːdo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#34,939
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Toledo“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Toledoliegt 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: „Touchdown“ (#34,940), „Theatergruppe“ (#34,936), „trauten“ (#34,942). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Toledo“ bei #34,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Toledo (IPA [toˈleːdo]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #34,939 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Toledo, with forms such as "otledo", "tloedo", and "toeldo". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Torpedo", "told", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Toledo, spelled T-O-L-E-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in Spanien
  2. 2
    Großstadt in Ohio, USA
  3. 3
    Name verschiedener Orte

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Toledo hat reichlich 80.000 Einwohner und ist die Hauptstadt von Kastilien-La Mancha, doch auf der Plaza Zocodover fühlt sie sich an wie eine unaufgeregte Kleinstadt.“
  2. „Ich war wegen meiner Schwäche nicht genötigt, das Bett zu hüten, als Manucci mich dafür zu gewinnen wußte, mit ihm nach Toledo zu fahren, um die ganzen Altertümer anzusehen, die es in dieser alten Stadt gab.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otledo
  • tloedo
  • toeldo
  • toldeo
  • toleddo
  • toleod
  • tolledo
  • ttoledo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Toledo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

otledo2tloedo2toeldo2toldeo2toleddo1toleod2tolledo1ttoledo1
Edit distance from "Toledo"

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 "Toledo"?
"Toledo" is spelled T-O-L-E-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [toˈleːdo].
What does "Toledo" mean?
As a proper noun, "Toledo" means: Stadt in Spanien
What words are commonly confused with "Toledo"?
"Toledo" is commonly confused with "Torpedo", "told". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Toledo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Toledo" is [toˈleːdo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Toledo" come from?
"Toledo" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list