Tornister
[tɔʁˈnɪstɐ]
The verdict
“Tornister” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gepäckstück, das ein Soldat (oder ein Wanderer oder dergleichen) auf dem Rücken trägt
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Index DE-tornister · Tornister · German
Tornister · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | Tornister |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tɔʁˈnɪstɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tornister“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tornister is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tɔʁˈnɪstɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tornister, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tornister, spelled T-O-R-N-I-S-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Gepäckstück, das ein Soldat (oder ein Wanderer oder dergleichen) auf dem Rücken trägt
- 2Behälter, in dem ein Schüler seine Hefte und Bücher auf dem Rücken trägt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tornister appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich packe meinen Tornister auf und mache die Haken fest, ich nehme mein Gewehr in die Hand und stolpere die Tritte hinunter.“
„Die Banditen durchsuchen seinen Tornister und finden nichts als Bücher, trockenes Brot, harten Käse, zwei Hemden und ein Notizbuch.“
Synonyms
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.