Turbine

/[tʊʁˈbiːnə]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,805

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Turbine is aGermannoun. It means: Strömungskraftmaschine mit der Umsetzung von Strömung (kinetische Energie) in Rotation (Rotationsenergie → mechanischen Energie) Pronounced [tʊʁˈbiːnə]. Often confused with Türkin and Turbinen.

Key facts for Turbine
PropertyValue
HeadwordTurbine
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʊʁˈbiːnə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,805
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Turbine in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Turbine is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tʊʁˈbiːnə]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,805 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Strömungskraftmaschine mit der Umsetzung von Strömung (kinetische Energie) in Rotation (Rotationsenergie → mechanischen Energie)".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for Turbine, with forms such as "trubine", "tturbine", and "tubrine". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Türkin", "Turbinen", "Turban", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Turbine, spelled T-U-R-B-I-N-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Strömungskraftmaschine mit der Umsetzung von Strömung (kinetische Energie) in Rotation (Rotationsenergie → mechanischen Energie)

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: trubine,tturbine,tubrine,turbbine,turbien,turbinne,turbnie,turibne,turrbine,utrbine

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Turbine

Misspelling Variants of "Turbine"

trubine7tturbine8tubrine7turbbine8turbien7turbinne8turbnie7turibne7
Misspelling Variants of "Turbine"

Frequency rank: #21,805 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Turbine"?
"Turbine" is spelled T-U-R-B-I-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [tʊʁˈbiːnə].
What does "Turbine" mean?
As a noun, "Turbine" means: Strömungskraftmaschine mit der Umsetzung von Strömung (kinetische Energie) in Rotation (Rotationsenergie → mechanischen Energie)
What words are commonly confused with "Turbine"?
"Turbine" is commonly confused with "Türkin", "Turbinen", "Turban". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Turbine"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Turbine" is [tʊʁˈbiːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Turbine" come from?
"Turbine" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.