Turnschuh

[ˈtʊʁnˌʃuː]

/[ˈtʊʁnˌʃuː]/ noun

The verdict

“Turnschuh” is an uncommon German word, ranked #83,404 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#83,404
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fußbekleidung, welche zum Sport in Hallen geeignet ist

Key facts for Turnschuh
PropertyValue
HeadwordTurnschuh
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʊʁnˌʃuː]
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,404
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Turnschuh” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Turnschuh lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Turnschuh is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtʊʁnˌʃuː]. Corpus data places it at rank #83,404 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.

Turnschuh doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Turnschuh, spelled T-U-R-N-S-C-H-U-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fußbekleidung, welche zum Sport in Hallen geeignet ist
  2. 2
    Fußbekleidung, welche zum Ausführen von Turnübungen geeignet ist

Synonyms

SportschuhGymnastikschuh

This word in other languages

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 "Turnschuh"?
"Turnschuh" is spelled T-U-R-N-S-C-H-U-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʊʁnˌʃuː].
What does "Turnschuh" mean?
As a noun, "Turnschuh" means: Fußbekleidung, welche zum Sport in Hallen geeignet ist
How do you pronounce "Turnschuh"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Turnschuh" is [ˈtʊʁnˌʃuː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Turnschuh" come from?
"Turnschuh" 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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Using “Turnschuh”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-U-R-N-S-C-H-U-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtʊʁnˌʃuː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list