Töpferscheibe
[ˈtœp͡fɐˌʃaɪ̯bə]
The verdict
“Töpferscheibe” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - von einem Töpfer verwendetes Gerät, dessen wesentlicher Bestandteil eine waagerecht drehende Scheibe ist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Töpferscheibe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtœp͡fɐˌʃaɪ̯bə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Töpferscheibe” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Töpferscheibe is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtœp͡fɐˌʃaɪ̯bə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von einem Töpfer verwendetes Gerät, dessen wesentlicher Bestandteil eine waagerecht drehende Scheibe ist".
Zero misspellings are on record for Töpferscheibe in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Töpferscheibe, spelled T-Ö-P-F-E-R-S-C-H-E-I-B-E.
Definition
- 1von einem Töpfer verwendetes Gerät, dessen wesentlicher Bestandteil eine waagerecht drehende Scheibe ist
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Töpferscheibe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-Ö-P-F-E-R-S-C-H-E-I-B-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtœp͡fɐˌʃaɪ̯bə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.