Tahina

[taˈxiːna]

/[taˈxiːna]/ noun

The verdict

“Tahina” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in der arabischen Küche verbreitete Paste aus feingemahlenen, meist gerösteten Sesamkörnern

Corpus desk

Index DE-tahina · Tahina · German

Tahina · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for Tahina
PropertyValue
HeadwordTahina
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[taˈxiːna]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tahina“ im Deutschen

Tahinaliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tahina is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [taˈxiːna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in der arabischen Küche verbreitete Paste aus feingemahlenen, meist gerösteten Sesamkörnern".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Tahina, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Tahina, spelled T-A-H-I-N-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    in der arabischen Küche verbreitete Paste aus feingemahlenen, meist gerösteten Sesamkörnern

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tahina"?
"Tahina" is spelled T-A-H-I-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [taˈxiːna].
What does "Tahina" mean?
As a noun, "Tahina" means: in der arabischen Küche verbreitete Paste aus feingemahlenen, meist gerösteten Sesamkörnern
How do you pronounce "Tahina"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tahina" is [taˈxiːna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tahina" come from?
"Tahina" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list