Torpedo
[tɔʁˈpeːdo]
The verdict
“Torpedo” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #38,451. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,451
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unbemannte Unterwasserwaffe mit eigenem Antrieb
Corpus desk
Index DE-torpedo · Torpedo · German
Torpedo · rank #38,451 · 10 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #38,451
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH tonnenweise
Nearest frequency peer: tonnenweise (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Torpedo“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- tollsten
tollsten
61,553 corpus weight
- Tonart
Tonart
61,552 corpus weight
- tonnenweise
tonnenweise
61,551 corpus weight
- Torpedo
Torpedo
61,550 corpus weight
- Torschützen…
Torschützenkönig
61,549 corpus weight
- totalitäre
totalitäre
61,548 corpus weight
What this shows „Torpedo“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Torpedo |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tɔʁˈpeːdo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #38,451 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Torpedo“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Torpedo (IPA [tɔʁˈpeːdo]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,451 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "unbemannte Unterwasserwaffe mit eigenem Antrieb".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Torpedo, with forms such as "otrpedo", "topredo", and "torepdo". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Torpedos", "Toledo", "Tornado", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Torpedo, spelled T-O-R-P-E-D-O.
Definition
- 1unbemannte Unterwasserwaffe mit eigenem Antrieb
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Torpedo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das U-Boot feuerte seine Torpedos auf den Geleitzug ab.
„Wir starrten aufs Meer hinaus und suchten nach Blasenbahnen feindlicher Torpedos, denen wir, wenn sie früh genug bemerkt wurden, vielleicht noch rechtzeitig ausweichen konnten.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- otrpedo
- topredo
- torepdo
- torpdeo
- torpeddo
- torpeod
- torppedo
- torrpedo
- tropedo
- ttorpedo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Torpedo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Torpedo", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).