törichten

[ˈtøːʁɪçtn̩]

/[ˈtøːʁɪçtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“törichten” is uncommon German (frequency #81,049 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,049
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs töricht

Corpus desk

Index DE-torichten · törichten · German

törichten · rank #81,049 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,049
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 35,386
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tölpel

Nearest frequency peer: Tölpel (-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 “törichten”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “törichten” 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 May 6, 2026
Key facts for törichten
PropertyValue
Headwordtörichten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtøːʁɪçtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,049
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “törichten” 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). törichten lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

törichten is uncommon German at frequency #81,049 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈtøːʁɪçtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for törichten in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is törichten, spelled T-Ö-R-I-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs töricht
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs töricht
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs töricht
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs töricht
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs töricht
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs töricht
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs töricht
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs töricht
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs töricht
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs töricht
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs töricht
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs töricht

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "törichten"?
"törichten" is spelled T-Ö-R-I-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtøːʁɪçtn̩].
What does "törichten" mean?
As an adjective, "törichten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs töricht
How do you pronounce "törichten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "törichten" is [ˈtøːʁɪçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "törichten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tätlichen#81,047Umzäunung#81,060Treibjagd#81,033toxischer#81,025
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