Tor

[toːɐ̯]

/[toːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tor” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #1,373) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#1,373
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - großer Zugang, großer Durchgang; bewegliches Bauteil, mit dem dieser Zugang geöffnet und geschlossen werden kann; Bauwerk, das einen Durchgang umschließt, meist als Bestandteil eines Eigennamens

Corpus desk

Index DE-tor · Tor · German

Tor · rank #1,373 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,373
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH See

Nearest frequency peer: See (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Tor”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Tor” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Tor vs TV
33% similar
Tor vs tu
0% similar
Tor vs Ts
33% similar

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

Key facts for Tor
PropertyValue
HeadwordTor
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[toːɐ̯]
Letters3
Frequency rank#1,373
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Tor” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Torliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „See“ (#1,372), „täglich“ (#1,374), „Schulen“ (#1,371). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Tor is neighbouring look-alikes ("TV", "tu", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [toːɐ̯]. Frequency #1,373 among 2,684 “T” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Tor has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "TV", "tu", "Ts", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tor, spelled T-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    großer Zugang, großer Durchgang; bewegliches Bauteil, mit dem dieser Zugang geöffnet und geschlossen werden kann; Bauwerk, das einen Durchgang umschließt, meist als Bestandteil eines Eigennamens
  2. 2
    Trefferzone bei vielen Ballspielarten
  3. 3
    durch den Schiedsrichter bestätigte Tatsache, dass ein Spieler das Spielgerät (Ball, Scheibe, Ring) regelkonform über die Torlinie des unter [2] genannten Tores untergebracht hat
  4. 4
    ein durch eingesteckte Stangen markierten Durchgang

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Öffnet das Tor!
  2. Tür und Tor standen offen.

Synonyms

GoalTrefferBudeSchießbude

This word in other languages

gate(English)puerta(Español)porte(Français)portão(Português)

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 "Tor"?
"Tor" is spelled T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [toːɐ̯].
What does "Tor" mean?
As a noun, "Tor" means: großer Zugang, großer Durchgang; bewegliches Bauteil, mit dem dieser Zugang geöffnet und geschlossen werden kann; Bauwerk, das einen Durchgang umschließt, meist als Bestandteil eines Eigennamens
What words are commonly confused with "Tor"?
"Tor" is commonly confused with "TV", "tu", "Ts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tor" is [toːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tor" come from?
"Tor" 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 "Tor", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

See#1,372DDR#1,350CSU#1,348FDP#1,414

What to do next

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  • "Tor" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "TV". View pair
  • Usage frequency rank #1,373 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list