Troja

[ˈtʁoːja]

/[ˈtʁoːja]/ name

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The verdict

“Troja” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,371. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,371
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - historische Stadt der Antike

Corpus desk

Index DE-troja · Troja · German

Troja · rank #29,371 · 7 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #29,371
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Triebwerk

Nearest frequency peer: Triebwerk (-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 „Troja“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Troja“ 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).

Troja vs tron
40% similar
Troja vs trotz
40% similar
Troja vs trost
40% similar

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

Key facts for Troja
PropertyValue
HeadwordTroja
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈtʁoːja]
Letters5
Frequency rank#29,371
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Troja“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Trojaliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Triebwerk“ (#29,370), „tropft“ (#29,372), „Transportmittel“ (#29,369). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Troja“ bei #29,371. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Troja (IPA [ˈtʁoːja]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #29,371 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "historische Stadt der Antike".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Troja, with forms such as "rtoja", "torja", and "trjoa". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "tron", "trotz", "trost", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Troja, spelled T-R-O-J-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    historische Stadt der Antike

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Es gibt Forscher, die in Troja einen wichtigen Handelsplatz sehen, der nicht zuletzt die Dardanellen beherrschte.“
  2. „Natürlich könnte ein zehnjähriger zermürbender Krieg gegen Troja als Erklärung des Endes der Mykener herangezogen werden.“

Synonyms

IlionIlios

This word in other languages

Troy(English)Troya(Español)Troie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtoja
  • torja
  • trjoa
  • troaj
  • trojja
  • trroja
  • ttroja

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Troja - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rtoja2torja2trjoa2troaj2trojja1trroja1ttroja1
Edit distance from "Troja"

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 "Troja"?
"Troja" is spelled T-R-O-J-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʁoːja].
What does "Troja" mean?
As a proper noun, "Troja" means: historische Stadt der Antike
What words are commonly confused with "Troja"?
"Troja" is commonly confused with "tron", "trotz", "trost". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Troja"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Troja" is [ˈtʁoːja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Troja" come from?
"Troja" 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 "Troja", 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