Türgriff
[ˈtyːɐ̯ˌɡʁɪf]
The verdict
“Türgriff” is uncommon German (frequency #91,014 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,014
- frequency rank, German
- 35,386
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Vorrichtung an einer Tür, mit deren Hilfe man sie öffnen/schließen kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Türgriff |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtyːɐ̯ˌɡʁɪf] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #91,014 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Türgriff” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Türgriff is uncommon German at frequency #91,014 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtyːɐ̯ˌɡʁɪf]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorrichtung an einer Tür, mit deren Hilfe man sie öffnen/schließen kann".
Zero misspellings are on record for Türgriff in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Türgriff, spelled T-Ü-R-G-R-I-F-F.
Definition
- 1Vorrichtung an einer Tür, mit deren Hilfe man sie öffnen/schließen kann
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.
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Using “Türgriff”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-Ü-R-G-R-I-F-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtyːɐ̯ˌɡʁɪf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.