Tals

[taːls]

/[taːls]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tals” is uncommon German (frequency #52,478 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,478
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tal

Corpus desk

Index DE-tals · Tals · German

Tals · rank #52,478 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,478
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Talstation

Nearest frequency peer: Talstation (+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 „Tals“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tals
PropertyValue
HeadwordTals
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[taːls]
Letters4
Frequency rank#52,478
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tals“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Talstation“ (#52,479), „tasso“ (#52,480), „teacher“ (#52,482). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tals“ bei #52,478. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tals is uncommon German at frequency #52,478 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [taːls]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tal".

Tals doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Tals, spelled T-A-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tal

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 "Tals"?
"Tals" is spelled T-A-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [taːls].
What does "Tals" mean?
As a noun, "Tals" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Tal
How do you pronounce "Tals"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tals" is [taːls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tals" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Senn#52,422vide#52,550Salm#52,388rügt#52,385

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list