Tora

[toˈʁaː]

/[toˈʁaː]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tora” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #28,421. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,421
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jüdische Religion: alternative Schreibweise von Thora

Corpus desk

Index DE-tora · Tora · German

Tora · rank #28,421 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,421
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tiefbau

Nearest frequency peer: Tiefbau (-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 „Tora“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Tora“ 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).

Tora vs Tür
50% similar
Tora vs tot
25% similar
Tora vs toy
25% similar

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

Key facts for Tora
PropertyValue
HeadwordTora
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[toˈʁaː]
Letters4
Frequency rank#28,421
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tora“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Toraliegt 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: „Tiefbau“ (#28,420), „Torschützen“ (#28,422), „Teufelskreis“ (#28,419). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tora“ bei #28,421. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around Tora (IPA [toˈʁaː]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,421 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "jüdische Religion: alternative Schreibweise von Thora".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tora, with forms such as "otra", "toar", and "torra". 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, "Tür", "tot", "toy", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Tora, spelled T-O-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    jüdische Religion: alternative Schreibweise von Thora

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Kanon der Juden hat die Tora bei weitem den 1. Rang gegenüber den Propheten und "Schriften", die nur als Ergänzung zu ihr verstanden wurden und ihre Autorität aus der Übereinstimmung mit ihr empfingen.“
  2. „Die wichtigsten Gebote der Tora sind in dieser rabbinischen ebenso wie in der urchristlichen Tradition die Zehn Gebote und das Gebot der Nächstenliebe.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • otra
  • toar
  • torra
  • troa
  • ttora

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tora - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

otra2toar2torra1troa2ttora1
Edit distance from "Tora"

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 "Tora"?
"Tora" is spelled T-O-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [toˈʁaː].
What does "Tora" mean?
As a noun, "Tora" means: jüdische Religion: alternative Schreibweise von Thora
What words are commonly confused with "Tora"?
"Tora" is commonly confused with "Tür", "tot", "toy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tora"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tora" is [toˈʁaː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tora" come from?
"Tora" 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 "Tora", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sido#28,390sell#28,387rudy#28,369Riff#28,362

Similar misspelling depth

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

Ahlen5 variantsange5 variantsbono5 variantscora5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list