Toulon

[tuˈlɔ̃]

/[tuˈlɔ̃]/ name

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The verdict

“Toulon” is uncommon German (frequency #67,793 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,793
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - südfranzösische Stadt am östlichen Ende des Golfe du Lion

Corpus desk

Index DE-toulon · Toulon · German

Toulon · rank #67,793 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,793
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trainerstab

Nearest frequency peer: Trainerstab (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Toulon“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Toulon“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Toulon
PropertyValue
HeadwordToulon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[tuˈlɔ̃]
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,793
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Toulon“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Toulonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Trainerstab“ (#67,794), „Tontechniker“ (#67,790), „Triade“ (#67,796). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Toulon“ bei #67,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Toulon is uncommon German at frequency #67,793 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [tuˈlɔ̃]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "südfranzösische Stadt am östlichen Ende des Golfe du Lion".

Zero misspellings are on record for Toulon in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Toulon, spelled T-O-U-L-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    südfranzösische Stadt am östlichen Ende des Golfe du Lion

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Die Küstenregion um Toulon ist mindestens seit der Altsteinzeit von Menschen besiedelt, wie Funde in der Henry-Cosquer-Höhle gezeigt haben.“

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 "Toulon"?
"Toulon" is spelled T-O-U-L-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [tuˈlɔ̃].
What does "Toulon" mean?
As a proper noun, "Toulon" means: südfranzösische Stadt am östlichen Ende des Golfe du Lion
How do you pronounce "Toulon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Toulon" is [tuˈlɔ̃]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Toulon" come from?
"Toulon" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Triade#67,796Teflon#67,771Valium#67,826suchet#67,754

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list