getönt

[ɡəˈtøːnt]

/[ɡəˈtøːnt]/ verb

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The verdict

“getönt” is uncommon German (frequency #64,313 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,313
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs tönen

Corpus desk

Index DE-getont · getönt · German

getönt · rank #64,313 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,313
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gesundheitsbe…

Nearest frequency peer: Gesundheitsbehörde (-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 „getönt“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for getönt
PropertyValue
Headwordgetönt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈtøːnt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,313
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „getönt“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).getöntfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gesundheitsbehörde“ (#64,312), „Gewichtheben“ (#64,314), „geschnürt“ (#64,311). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „getönt“ bei #64,313. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

getönt is uncommon German at frequency #64,313 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ɡəˈtøːnt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs tönen".

getönt has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is getönt, spelled G-E-T-Ö-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs tönen

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 "getönt"?
"getönt" is spelled G-E-T-Ö-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈtøːnt].
What does "getönt" mean?
As a verb, "getönt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs tönen
How do you pronounce "getönt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "getönt" is [ɡəˈtøːnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "getönt" come from?
"getönt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Friaul#64,279Heimes#64,348heulst#64,352feiger#64,259

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list