Torii
[ˈtoːʁii]
The verdict
“Torii” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - frei stehendes, meist hölzernes Portal aus zwei Trägern und zwei beiderseits über die Träger hinausragenden Querbalken, das vor einem schintoistischen Tempel oder Heiligtum steht
Corpus desk
Index DE-torii · Torii · German
Torii · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Torii |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtoːʁii] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Torii“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Torii is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːʁii]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "frei stehendes, meist hölzernes Portal aus zwei Trägern und zwei beiderseits über die Träger hinausragenden Querbalken, das vor einem schintoistischen Tempel oder Heiligtum steht".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Torii, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Torii, spelled T-O-R-I-I.
Definition
- 1frei stehendes, meist hölzernes Portal aus zwei Trägern und zwei beiderseits über die Träger hinausragenden Querbalken, das vor einem schintoistischen Tempel oder Heiligtum steht
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Torii appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ein Torii ist ein symbolisches Eingangstor.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.