Tor

[toːɐ̯]

/[toːɐ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tor” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,373 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#1,373
frequency rank, German
3
letters
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 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

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)

Where “Tor” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Tor lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Tor is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [toːɐ̯]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,373 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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

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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Using “Tor”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-O-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [toːɐ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “TV” - see the side-by-side comparison. Tor vs TV
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list