Torero

[toˈʁeːʁo]

/[toˈʁeːʁo]/ noun

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The verdict

“Torero” is uncommon German (frequency #85,942 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,942
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die (beruflich) einen Stierkampf bestreitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-torero · Torero · German

Torero · rank #85,942 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,942
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tones

Nearest frequency peer: Tones (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Torero“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Torero“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Torero
PropertyValue
HeadwordTorero
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[toˈʁeːʁo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#85,942
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Torero“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Torerofällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tones“ (#85,941), „tost“ (#85,943), „tou“ (#85,944). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Torero“ bei #85,942. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Torero is uncommon German at frequency #85,942 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [toˈʁeːʁo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Torero in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Torero, spelled T-O-R-E-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die (beruflich) einen Stierkampf bestreitet
  2. 2
    Person, die (beruflich) unberitten einen Stierkampf bestreitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Trotzdem betrat Franziska das Lokal wie eine Arena, ein kleiner nervöser Torero unter den Augen einer schaulustigen Menge.“

Synonyms

Stierkämpfer

Antonyms

Toreador

This word in other languages

torero(English)torero(Español)torero(Français)

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 "Torero"?
"Torero" is spelled T-O-R-E-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is [toˈʁeːʁo].
What does "Torero" mean?
As a noun, "Torero" means: Person, die (beruflich) einen Stierkampf bestreitet
How do you pronounce "Torero"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Torero" is [toˈʁeːʁo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Torero" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Torero", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trains#85,950Trulla#85,960Tussis#85,965steche#85,882

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list