totes

[ˈtoːtəs]

/[ˈtoːtəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“totes” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,196. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,196
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tot

Corpus desk

Index DE-totes · totes · German

totes · rank #26,196 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,196
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH thüringischen

Nearest frequency peer: thüringischen (-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 „totes“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „totes“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

totes vs Tüte
40% similar
totes vs toto
60% similar
totes vs toys
60% similar

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

Key facts for totes
PropertyValue
Headwordtotes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈtoːtəs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#26,196
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „totes“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).totesliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „thüringischen“ (#26,195), „Triest“ (#26,197), „Tücher“ (#26,198). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „totes“ bei #26,196. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around totes (IPA [ˈtoːtəs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,196 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for totes, with forms such as "ottes", "toets", and "totess". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Tüte", "toto", "toys", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is totes, spelled T-O-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tot
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tot
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tot
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tot

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ottes
  • toets
  • totess
  • totse
  • tottes
  • ttoes
  • ttotes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of totes - 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.

ottes2toets2totess1totse2tottes1ttoes2ttotes1
Edit distance from "totes"

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 "totes"?
"totes" is spelled T-O-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːtəs].
What does "totes" mean?
As an adjective, "totes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tot
What words are commonly confused with "totes"?
"totes" is commonly confused with "Tüte", "toto", "toys". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "totes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "totes" is [ˈtoːtəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "totes" come from?
"totes" 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 "totes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list