township

[tɔnʃip]

/[tɔnʃip]/ noun

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The verdict

“township” is uncommon German (frequency #85,946 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,946
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Township

Corpus desk

Index DE-township · township · German

township · rank #85,946 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,946
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Touchscreens

Nearest frequency peer: Touchscreens (-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 “township”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “township” 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 3, 2026
Key facts for township
PropertyValue
Headwordtownship
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɔnʃip]
Letters8
Frequency rank#85,946
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “township” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).townshipliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Touchscreens“ (#85,945), „tracken“ (#85,947), „tou“ (#85,944). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

township is uncommon German at frequency #85,946 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [tɔnʃip]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Township".

No generated misspelling entries exist for township in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is township, spelled T-O-W-N-S-H-I-P.

Definition

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    Township

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 "township"?
"township" is spelled T-O-W-N-S-H-I-P. The IPA pronunciation is [tɔnʃip].
What does "township" mean?
As a noun, "township" means: Township
How do you pronounce "township"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "township" is [tɔnʃip]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "township" come from?
"township" 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 "township", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

treibend#85,953Trinität#85,956trächtig#85,963Temeswar#85,926

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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