Tochter
\ˈtɔχtɐ\
The verdict
“Tochter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fille par la descendance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tochter · Tochter · French
Tochter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Tochter |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈtɔχtɐ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Tochter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈtɔχtɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Tochter in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Tochter, spelled T-O-C-H-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1Fille par la descendance.
- 2Membre (d’une société).
- 3Manière de s’adresser à une femme plus jeune, employé par des hommes âgés.
- 4Employée de maison, domestique, servante.
- 5Filiale d'une société. (Apocope de Tochtergesellschaft).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tochter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Unsere Tochter geht in den Kindergarten.
Auch Zhus Eltern wollen unbedingt, dass ihre Tochter für den Staat arbeitet. (...) Eigentlich sollten sie doch sagen: Du bist jung, geh raus und tob dich aus.
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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.