Türschwelle

[ˈtyːɐ̯ˌʃvɛlə]

/[ˈtyːɐ̯ˌʃvɛlə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Türschwelle” is uncommon German (frequency #82,239 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,239
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Element am Boden zwischen den senkrechten Teilen eines Türrahmens

Corpus desk

Index DE-turschwelle · Türschwelle · German

Türschwelle · rank #82,239 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,239
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Uboot

Nearest frequency peer: Uboot (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Türschwelle“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Türschwelle
PropertyValue
HeadwordTürschwelle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtyːɐ̯ˌʃvɛlə]
Letters11
Frequency rank#82,239
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Türschwelle“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Uboot“ (#82,240), „Tüll“ (#82,237), „Umbildung“ (#82,241). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Türschwelle“ bei #82,239. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Türschwelle is uncommon German at frequency #82,239 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtyːɐ̯ˌʃvɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Element am Boden zwischen den senkrechten Teilen eines Türrahmens".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Türschwelle, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Türschwelle, spelled T-Ü-R-S-C-H-W-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Element am Boden zwischen den senkrechten Teilen eines Türrahmens

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Er überschritt die Türschwelle und betrat das Wohnzimmer.
  2. „Auf den Türschwellen hockten alte Weiber, die Ohrgehänge, Hauben und altmodische Kleider trugen.“

This word in other languages

threshold(English)umbral(Español)seuil(Français)

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 "Türschwelle"?
"Türschwelle" is spelled T-Ü-R-S-C-H-W-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtyːɐ̯ˌʃvɛlə].
What does "Türschwelle" mean?
As a noun, "Türschwelle" means: Element am Boden zwischen den senkrechten Teilen eines Türrahmens
How do you pronounce "Türschwelle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Türschwelle" is [ˈtyːɐ̯ˌʃvɛlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Türschwelle" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list