Tüftler

[ˈtʏftlɐ]

/[ˈtʏftlɐ]/ noun

The verdict

“Tüftler” is uncommon German (frequency #84,693 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,693
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bastler, jemand, der gerne Schwieriges herauszufinden versucht durch Herumbasteln, Ausprobieren und Nachdenken

Corpus desk

Index DE-tuftler · Tüftler · German

Tüftler · rank #84,693 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,693
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tückische

Nearest frequency peer: tückische (-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 „Tüftler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tüftler
PropertyValue
HeadwordTüftler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʏftlɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#84,693
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tüftler“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Tüftlerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tückische“ (#84,692), „tüchtiger“ (#84,691), „Tötungsdelikte“ (#84,690). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tüftler“ bei #84,693. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tüftler is uncommon German at frequency #84,693 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʏftlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bastler, jemand, der gerne Schwieriges herauszufinden versucht durch Herumbasteln, Ausprobieren und Nachdenken".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tüftler, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tüftler, spelled T-Ü-F-T-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bastler, jemand, der gerne Schwieriges herauszufinden versucht durch Herumbasteln, Ausprobieren und Nachdenken

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Der flugfähige Modellhubschrauber aus Leichtmetall, maßstabgerecht gebastelt von einem Tüftler, der plötzlich in Kalamitäten geraten ist, zählt zu den ungewöhnlichsten Pfändern.“

This word in other languages

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 "Tüftler"?
"Tüftler" is spelled T-Ü-F-T-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʏftlɐ].
What does "Tüftler" mean?
As a noun, "Tüftler" means: Bastler, jemand, der gerne Schwieriges herauszufinden versucht durch Herumbasteln, Ausprobieren und Nachdenken
How do you pronounce "Tüftler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tüftler" is [ˈtʏftlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tüftler" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list