toter Winkel
[ˌtoːtɐ ˈvɪŋkl̩]
The verdict
“toter Winkel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Raum, der trotz technischer Maßnahmen nicht ohne Weiteres eingesehen werden kann, insbesondere im Straßenverkehr
Corpus desk
Index DE-toter-winkel · toter Winkel · German
toter Winkel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | toter Winkel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˌtoːtɐ ˈvɪŋkl̩] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „toter Winkel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
toter Winkel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [ˌtoːtɐ ˈvɪŋkl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Raum, der trotz technischer Maßnahmen nicht ohne Weiteres eingesehen werden kann, insbesondere im Straßenverkehr".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for toter Winkel, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 toter Winkel, spelled T-O-T-E-R- -W-I-N-K-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein Raum, der trotz technischer Maßnahmen nicht ohne Weiteres eingesehen werden kann, insbesondere im Straßenverkehr
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how toter Winkel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der tote Winkel eines Autos ist der Bereich neben und hinter dem Fahrzeug, den man trotz der Spiegel nicht einsehen kann.
Beim Spurwechsel und beim Abbiegen muss immer ein Schulterblick gemacht werden - ein Radfahrer im toten Winkel hat sonst keine Chance.
This word in other languages
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