Türspion
[ˈtyːɐ̯ʃpiˌoːn]
The verdict
“Türspion” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleines Loch mit spezieller Optik in einer massiven Tür, um durchzuschauen, wer gegebenenfalls vor der Tür steht
Corpus desk
Index DE-turspion · Türspion · German
Türspion · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Türspion |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtyːɐ̯ʃpiˌoːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Türspion“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Türspion is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtyːɐ̯ʃpiˌoːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleines Loch mit spezieller Optik in einer massiven Tür, um durchzuschauen, wer gegebenenfalls vor der Tür steht".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Türspion, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Türspion, spelled T-Ü-R-S-P-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1kleines Loch mit spezieller Optik in einer massiven Tür, um durchzuschauen, wer gegebenenfalls vor der Tür steht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Türspion appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Durch den Türspion beobachtete Fr. Mayer die Spione, die die Tür des Nachbarn Müller unheimlich leise öffneten.
Aufmachen Polizei! Wir wissen, dass Sie da sind, wir haben Ihren Schatten im Türspion gesehen.
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.