Biotonne

[ˈbiːoˌtɔnə]

/[ˈbiːoˌtɔnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Biotonne” is uncommon German (frequency #65,047 among 5,818 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,047
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Behälter für biologische Abfälle, die im Haushalt anfallen

Corpus desk

Index DE-biotonne · Biotonne · German

Biotonne · rank #65,047 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,047
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH binge

Nearest frequency peer: binge (-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 „Biotonne“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Biotonne
PropertyValue
HeadwordBiotonne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈbiːoˌtɔnə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#65,047
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Biotonne“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Biotonnefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „binge“ (#65,046), „Bierdeckel“ (#65,045), „Bittsteller“ (#65,049). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Biotonne“ bei #65,047. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Biotonne is uncommon German at frequency #65,047 among 5,818 “B” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈbiːoˌtɔnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Behälter für biologische Abfälle, die im Haushalt anfallen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Biotonne in our index, 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, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Biotonne, spelled B-I-O-T-O-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Behälter für biologische Abfälle, die im Haushalt anfallen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ab dem 01. Januar 2016 soll die Biotonne flächendeckend in der Landeshauptstadt Potsdam zur Verfügung stehen.“

Synonyms

Ökotonne

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 "Biotonne"?
"Biotonne" is spelled B-I-O-T-O-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbiːoˌtɔnə].
What does "Biotonne" mean?
As a noun, "Biotonne" means: Behälter für biologische Abfälle, die im Haushalt anfallen
How do you pronounce "Biotonne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Biotonne" is [ˈbiːoˌtɔnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Biotonne" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Bestands#65,038Brasilia#65,058Bratsche#65,060Breisach#65,061

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list