turbulent

/[tʊʁbuˈlɛnt]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#48,555

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

turbulent is anGermanadj. It means: voller Unruhe durch sich schnell ablösende Aktivitäten und Aktionen Pronounced [tʊʁbuˈlɛnt]. Often confused with turbulente and turbulenten.

Key facts for turbulent
PropertyValue
Headwordturbulent
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[tʊʁbuˈlɛnt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#48,555
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for turbulent is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tʊʁbuˈlɛnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #48,555 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for turbulent, with forms such as "trubulent", "tturbulent", and "tubrulent". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "turbulente", "turbulenten", 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 turbulent, spelled T-U-R-B-U-L-E-N-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    voller Unruhe durch sich schnell ablösende Aktivitäten und Aktionen
  2. 2
    gekennzeichnet durch das Auftreten von Wirbeln, ungeordneten Strömungen und Turbulenzen

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: trubulent,tturbulent,tubrulent,turbbulent,turbluent,turbuelnt,turbulennt,turbulentt,turbuletn,turbullent,turbulnet,turrbulent,turublent,utrbulent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for turbulent

Misspelling Variants of "turbulent"

trubulent9tturbulent10tubrulent9turbbulent10turbluent9turbuelnt9turbulennt10turbulentt10
Misspelling Variants of "turbulent"

Frequency rank: #48,555 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "turbulent"?
"turbulent" is spelled T-U-R-B-U-L-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [tʊʁbuˈlɛnt].
What does "turbulent" mean?
As an adj, "turbulent" means: voller Unruhe durch sich schnell ablösende Aktivitäten und Aktionen
What words are commonly confused with "turbulent"?
"turbulent" is commonly confused with "turbulente", "turbulenten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "turbulent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "turbulent" is [tʊʁbuˈlɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "turbulent" come from?
"turbulent" 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.