# Teutonic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌtjuːˈtɒn.ɪk/ · frequency rank #39,610

## Definitions
1. Relating to the ancient Germanic people, the Teutons.
2. Having qualities that are regarded as typical of German people.
3. Relating to the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *tewtéh₂
1580, from Latin Teutonicus, from Teutonēs, Teutonī (“the Teutons”, name of a Germanic tribe that inhabited coastal Germany and devastated Gaul between 113–101 B.C.), equivalent to Teuton + -ic.

## Easily confused with
- **tectonic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tectonic-vs-teutonic)
- **tectonics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tectonics-vs-teutonic)

## Common misspellings (11)
`etutonic`, `tetuonic`, `teuotnic`, `teutnoic`, `teutoinc`, `teutonci`, `teutonicc`, `teutonnic`, `teuttonic`, `tteutonic`, `tuetonic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/teutonic