tost

[toːst]

/[toːst]/ verb

The verdict

“tost” is uncommon German (frequency #85,943 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,943
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tosen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tost · tost · German

tost · rank #85,943 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,943
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Torero

Nearest frequency peer: Torero (-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 “tost”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “tost” 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 September 3, 2026
Key facts for tost
PropertyValue
Headwordtost
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[toːst]
Letters4
Frequency rank#85,943
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “tost” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).tostliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Torero“ (#85,942), „tou“ (#85,944), „Tones“ (#85,941). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tost is uncommon German at frequency #85,943 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [toːst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for tost in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is tost, spelled T-O-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tosen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tosen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tosen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tosen

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 "tost"?
"tost" is spelled T-O-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [toːst].
What does "tost" mean?
As a verb, "tost" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tosen
How do you pronounce "tost"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tost" is [toːst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tost" come from?
"tost" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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