Turku

[ˈturku]

/[ˈturku]/ name

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The verdict

“Turku” is uncommon German (frequency #99,200 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,200
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Turku, Stadt in Finnland

Corpus desk

Index DE-turku · Turku · German

Turku · rank #99,200 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,200
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trümmerfrauen

Nearest frequency peer: Trümmerfrauen (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Turku“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Turku“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Turku
PropertyValue
HeadwordTurku
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈturku]
Letters5
Frequency rank#99,200
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Turku“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Turkufällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Trümmerfrauen“ (#99,198), „typhoon“ (#99,202), „tröten“ (#99,197). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Turku“ bei #99,200. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Turku is uncommon German at frequency #99,200 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈturku]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Turku, Stadt in Finnland".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Turku, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Turku, spelled T-U-R-K-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Turku, Stadt in Finnland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Vaimoni on tänä vuonna Turussa töissä. - Meine Frau arbeitet dieses Jahr in Turku.

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 "Turku"?
"Turku" is spelled T-U-R-K-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈturku].
What does "Turku" mean?
As a proper noun, "Turku" means: Turku, Stadt in Finnland
How do you pronounce "Turku"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Turku" is [ˈturku]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Turku" come from?
"Turku" 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 "Turku", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Stenz#99,133saved#99,028sacco#99,017roast#98,999

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list