Türpfosten
[ˈtyːɐ̯ˌp͡fɔstn̩]
The verdict
“Türpfosten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - linker oder rechter senkrechter Teil des Türrahmens
Corpus desk
Index DE-turpfosten · Türpfosten · German
Türpfosten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Türpfosten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtyːɐ̯ˌp͡fɔstn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Türpfosten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Türpfosten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtyːɐ̯ˌp͡fɔstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "linker oder rechter senkrechter Teil des Türrahmens".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Türpfosten, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Türpfosten, spelled T-Ü-R-P-F-O-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1linker oder rechter senkrechter Teil des Türrahmens
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Türpfosten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Cesar lehnte gegen den Türpfosten und ließ Paul Stephien nicht aus den Augen.“
„An jedem Türpfosten hing eine hölzerne Kapsel mit einer Mesuse.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.