Ökotonne
[ˈøːkoˌtɔnə]
The verdict
“Ökotonne” 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) - Abfalltonne für biologisch-abbaubare Abfälle, die im Haushalt anfallen
Corpus desk
Index DE-okotonne · Ökotonne · German
Ökotonne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Ö" 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 | Ökotonne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈøːkoˌtɔnə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ökotonne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ökotonne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈøːkoˌtɔnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abfalltonne für biologisch-abbaubare Abfälle, die im Haushalt anfallen".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ökotonne, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. 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.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Ökotonne, spelled Ö-K-O-T-O-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Abfalltonne für biologisch-abbaubare Abfälle, die im Haushalt anfallen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ökotonne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Als Renner erweist sich derzeit die Biotonne. Deren besondere Qualitäten liegen darin, dass sie nicht nur das ökologische Gewissen beruhigt. Sie entlastet auch die Haushaltskasse. Denn für die Biomülltonne muss keine Müllgebühr gezahlt werden. Und je mehr in der Ökotonne verschwindet, desto kleiner und günstiger kann die kostenpflichtige Restmülltonne au…
Synonyms
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.