torpedieren

[tɔʁpeˈdiːʁən]

/[tɔʁpeˈdiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“torpedieren” is uncommon German (frequency #68,763 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,763
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas mit Torpedos beschießen

Corpus desk

Index DE-torpedieren · torpedieren · German

torpedieren · rank #68,763 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,763
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Torhüterin

Nearest frequency peer: Torhüterin (-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 „torpedieren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for torpedieren
PropertyValue
Headwordtorpedieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[tɔʁpeˈdiːʁən]
Letters11
Frequency rank#68,763
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „torpedieren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Torhüterin“ (#68,762), „Torbogen“ (#68,761), „Touris“ (#68,765). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „torpedieren“ bei #68,763. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

torpedieren is uncommon German at frequency #68,763 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [tɔʁpeˈdiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

torpedieren has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is torpedieren, spelled T-O-R-P-E-D-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas mit Torpedos beschießen
  2. 2
    etwas zu verhindern suchen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie torpedierten die feindliche Flotte.
  2. „Nach den gültigen Befehlen mußten die Sicherungsfahrzeuge Zickzackkurse fahren, um größere Geschwindigkeit zu entwickeln und nicht so leicht selbst torpediert zu werden.“

Synonyms

hintertreibenuntergrabenvereitelnverhindernkonterkarieren

This word in other languages

torpedo(English)torpedear(Español)torpiller(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 "torpedieren"?
"torpedieren" is spelled T-O-R-P-E-D-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [tɔʁpeˈdiːʁən].
What does "torpedieren" mean?
As a verb, "torpedieren" means: etwas mit Torpedos beschießen
How do you pronounce "torpedieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "torpedieren" is [tɔʁpeˈdiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Trendsetter#68,767Tiernahrung#68,757trügerische#68,771Turnschuhen#68,774

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list