türkis

[tʏʁˈkiːs]

/[tʏʁˈkiːs]/ adj

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The verdict

“türkis” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,756
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einer Farbe zwischen blau und grün (für Textilien verwendet, sonst umgangssprachlich)

Corpus desk

Index DE-turkis · türkis · German

türkis · rank #20,756 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,756
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH umarmt

Nearest frequency peer: umarmt (+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 „türkis“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „türkis“ 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).

türkis vs Turms
33% similar
türkis vs Turnus
33% similar
türkis vs Turmes
33% similar

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

Key facts for türkis
PropertyValue
Headwordtürkis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[tʏʁˈkiːs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,756
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „türkis“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.türkisliegt 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: „umarmt“ (#20,757), „tunnels“ (#20,754), „Umbauten“ (#20,758). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „türkis“ bei #20,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around türkis (IPA [tʏʁˈkiːs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #20,756 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in einer Farbe zwischen blau und grün (für Textilien verwendet, sonst umgangssprachlich)".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for türkis, with forms such as "trükis", "ttürkis", and "tükris". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Turms", "Turnus", "Turmes", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is türkis, spelled T-Ü-R-K-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einer Farbe zwischen blau und grün (für Textilien verwendet, sonst umgangssprachlich)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Ihr BH ist türkis, vorne Spitze am Körbchen.“
  2. „Als ich mir im Spiegel die Zahnbüste ansehe (ja, auch die ist türkis bei mir), mit der ich mir gerade lustlos übers Gebiss fahre, platzt dem Liebsten, der gerade von einer anderen Party heimgekehrt ist, der Kragen: […]“

Synonyms

blaugrünpetrolpetrolfarbenpetrolfarbigtürkisfarbentürkisfarbigzyancyan

Antonyms

rotorangegelb

This word in other languages

turquoise(English)turquesa(Español)turquoise(Français)turquesa(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • trükis
  • ttürkis
  • tükris
  • türiks
  • türkiss
  • türkkis
  • türksi
  • türrkis
  • ütrkis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of türkis - 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.

trükis2ttürkis1tükris2türiks2türkiss1türkkis1türksi2türrkis1
Edit distance from "türkis"

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 "türkis"?
"türkis" is spelled T-Ü-R-K-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [tʏʁˈkiːs].
What does "türkis" mean?
As an adjective, "türkis" means: in einer Farbe zwischen blau und grün (für Textilien verwendet, sonst umgangssprachlich)
What words are commonly confused with "türkis"?
"türkis" is commonly confused with "Turms", "Turnus", "Turmes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "türkis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "türkis" is [tʏʁˈkiːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "türkis" come from?
"türkis" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

umarmt#20,757trüben#20,753Smiley#20,742script#20,737

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

tunnels9 variantstiefere9 variantswalten9 variantswarmer9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list