T-Shirt
[ˈtiːˌʃœːɐ̯t]
The verdict
“T-Shirt” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - dünne Bekleidung für den Oberkörper mit kurzen Ärmeln ohne Knöpfe
Corpus desk
Index DE-t-shirt · T-Shirt · German
T-Shirt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- 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 | T-Shirt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtiːˌʃœːɐ̯t] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „T-Shirt“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
T-Shirt is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtiːˌʃœːɐ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "dünne Bekleidung für den Oberkörper mit kurzen Ärmeln ohne Knöpfe".
No generated misspelling entries exist for T-Shirt in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is T-Shirt, spelled T---S-H-I-R-T.
Definition
- 1dünne Bekleidung für den Oberkörper mit kurzen Ärmeln ohne Knöpfe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how T-Shirt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er trug Boxershorts und ein T-Shirt.
„In seinem T-Shirt sieht er aus wie ein Student, die nächste Hochschule ist nicht weit.“
This word in other languages
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.