Toms

[tɔms]

/[tɔms]/ noun

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The verdict

“Toms” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,507
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tom

Corpus desk

Index DE-toms · Toms · German

Toms · rank #41,507 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,507
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tori

Nearest frequency peer: Tori (+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 „Toms“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Toms“ 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).

Toms vs Ts
50% similar
Toms vs Top
50% similar
Toms vs Tor
50% similar

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

Key facts for Toms
PropertyValue
HeadwordToms
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɔms]
Letters4
Frequency rank#41,507
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Toms“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Tomsliegt 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: „Tori“ (#41,508), „Tinnitus“ (#41,505), „Trabant“ (#41,509). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Toms“ bei #41,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Toms (IPA [tɔms]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,507 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Toms, with forms such as "otms", "tmos", and "tomms". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ts", "Top", "Tor", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Toms, spelled T-O-M-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tom
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tom
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Tom
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Tom
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Tom

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otms
  • tmos
  • tomms
  • tomss
  • tosm
  • ttoms

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Toms - 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.

otms2tmos2tomms1tomss1tosm2ttoms1
Edit distance from "Toms"

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 "Toms"?
"Toms" is spelled T-O-M-S. The IPA pronunciation is [tɔms].
What does "Toms" mean?
As a noun, "Toms" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tom
What words are commonly confused with "Toms"?
"Toms" is commonly confused with "Ts", "Top", "Tor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Toms"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Toms" is [tɔms]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Toms" come from?
"Toms" 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 "Toms", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tori#41,508Usus#41,528VDSL#41,530raff#41,412

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list