Tote

[ˈtoːtə]

/[ˈtoːtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Tote” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #2,691) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#2,691
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - weibliche Person, die nicht mehr am Leben, sondern verstorben ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-tote · Tote · German

Tote · rank #2,691 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,691
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tausend

Nearest frequency peer: tausend (-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 “Tote”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Tote” 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 2, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tote vs tut
25% similar
Tote vs tue
25% similar
Tote vs toy
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tote
PropertyValue
HeadwordTote
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtoːtə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,691
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tote” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Tote lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Tote is neighbouring look-alikes ("tut", "tue", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈtoːtə]. Frequency #2,691 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Gloss: "weibliche Person, die nicht mehr am Leben, sondern verstorben ist".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tote, with forms such as "toet", "totte", and "ttoe". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tut", "tue", "toy", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tote, spelled T-O-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weibliche Person, die nicht mehr am Leben, sondern verstorben ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Heute wurde eine Tote aus dem Rhein gezogen.
  2. Jana wurde das Herz einer Toten transplantiert.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • toet
  • totte
  • ttoe
  • ttote

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tote - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

toet2totte1ttoe2ttote1
Edit distance from "Tote"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tote"?
"Tote" is spelled T-O-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːtə].
What does "Tote" mean?
As a noun, "Tote" means: weibliche Person, die nicht mehr am Leben, sondern verstorben ist
What words are commonly confused with "Tote"?
"Tote" is commonly confused with "tut", "tue", "toy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tote"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tote" is [ˈtoːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tote" come from?
"Tote" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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