Torhüterin

[ˈtoːɐ̯ˌhyːtəʁɪn]

/[ˈtoːɐ̯ˌhyːtəʁɪn]/ noun

The verdict

“Torhüterin” is uncommon German (frequency #68,762 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,762
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - defensivste Spielerin einer Sportmannschaft, die Gegentore verhindern soll und meist mit Sonderrechten ausgestattet ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-torhuterin · Torhüterin · German

Torhüterin · rank #68,762 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,762
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Torbogen

Nearest frequency peer: Torbogen (-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 „Torhüterin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Torhüterin
PropertyValue
HeadwordTorhüterin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtoːɐ̯ˌhyːtəʁɪn]
Letters10
Frequency rank#68,762
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Torhüterin“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Torbogen“ (#68,761), „torpedieren“ (#68,763), „Tokioter“ (#68,760). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Torhüterin“ bei #68,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Torhüterin is uncommon German at frequency #68,762 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːɐ̯ˌhyːtəʁɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "defensivste Spielerin einer Sportmannschaft, die Gegentore verhindern soll und meist mit Sonderrechten ausgestattet ist".

Torhüterin has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Torhüterin, spelled T-O-R-H-Ü-T-E-R-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    defensivste Spielerin einer Sportmannschaft, die Gegentore verhindern soll und meist mit Sonderrechten ausgestattet ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mit einer starken Parade wehrte die Torhüterin den Flatterball ab.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Torhüterin"?
"Torhüterin" is spelled T-O-R-H-Ü-T-E-R-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːɐ̯ˌhyːtəʁɪn].
What does "Torhüterin" mean?
As a noun, "Torhüterin" means: defensivste Spielerin einer Sportmannschaft, die Gegentore verhindern soll und meist mit Sonderrechten ausgestattet ist
How do you pronounce "Torhüterin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Torhüterin" is [ˈtoːɐ̯ˌhyːtəʁɪn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Torhüterin" come from?
"Torhüterin" 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 "Torhüterin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list