Türke

[ˈtʏʁkə]

/[ˈtʏʁkə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Türke” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,401. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,401
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Staatsbürger der Türkei

Corpus desk

Index DE-turke · Türke · German

Türke · rank #12,401 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,401
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Treff

Nearest frequency peer: Treff (-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 „Türke“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Türke“ 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).

Türke vs Turm
40% similar
Türke vs Tüte
60% similar
Türke vs turn
20% similar

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

Key facts for Türke
PropertyValue
HeadwordTürke
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʏʁkə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,401
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Türke“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Türkeliegt 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: „Treff“ (#12,400), „unauffällig“ (#12,402), „tools“ (#12,399). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Türke“ bei #12,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Türke (IPA [ˈtʏʁkə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,401 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Türke, with forms such as "trüke", "ttürke", and "tükre". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Turm", "Tüte", "turn", 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 its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Türke, spelled T-Ü-R-K-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Staatsbürger der Türkei
  2. 2
    Angehöriger des türkischen Volkes
  3. 3
    Angehöriger eines Turkvolkes
  4. 4
    türkisches Restaurant

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mein Kollege ist Türke.
  2. In Bulgarien leben etwa eine Million Türken.

This word in other languages

Turk(English)turco(Español)Turc(Français)turco(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • trüke
  • ttürke
  • tükre
  • türek
  • türkke
  • türrke
  • ütrke

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Türke - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

trüke2ttürke1tükre2türek2türkke1türrke1ütrke2
Edit distance from "Türke"

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 "Türke"?
"Türke" is spelled T-Ü-R-K-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʏʁkə].
What does "Türke" mean?
As a noun, "Türke" means: Staatsbürger der Türkei
What words are commonly confused with "Türke"?
"Türke" is commonly confused with "Turm", "Tüte", "turn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Türke"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Türke" is [ˈtʏʁkə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Türke" come from?
"Türke" 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 "Türke", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Treff#12,400tools#12,399Taste#12,395Worms#12,418

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Vettel7 variantsZehen7 variantszeugt7 variantsscholl7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list