tourte

[ˈtuːɐ̯tə]

/[ˈtuːɐ̯tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“tourte” is uncommon German (frequency #79,834 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,834
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs touren

Corpus desk

Index DE-tourte · tourte · German

tourte · rank #79,834 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,834
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Totschläger

Nearest frequency peer: Totschläger (-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 „tourte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tourte
PropertyValue
Headwordtourte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtuːɐ̯tə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,834
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tourte“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.tourtefällt 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: „Totschläger“ (#79,833), „trachtet“ (#79,835), „tosenden“ (#79,832). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tourte“ bei #79,834. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tourte is uncommon German at frequency #79,834 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtuːɐ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

tourte doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is tourte, spelled T-O-U-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs touren
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs touren
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs touren
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs touren

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 "tourte"?
"tourte" is spelled T-O-U-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtuːɐ̯tə].
What does "tourte" mean?
As a verb, "tourte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs touren
How do you pronounce "tourte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tourte" is [ˈtuːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tourte" come from?
"tourte" 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 "tourte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Särgen#79,808spülte#79,761vorlas#79,912Wadern#79,919

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list