tarn

[taʁn]

/[taʁn]/ verb

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The verdict

“tarn” is uncommon German (frequency #60,134 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,134
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tarnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tarn · tarn · German

tarn · rank #60,134 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,134
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tantiemen

Nearest frequency peer: Tantiemen (-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 „tarn“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tarn
PropertyValue
Headwordtarn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[taʁn]
Letters4
Frequency rank#60,134
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tarn“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).tarnfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tantiemen“ (#60,133), „Tatorte“ (#60,135), „Tangente“ (#60,132). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tarn“ bei #60,134. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tarn is uncommon German at frequency #60,134 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [taʁn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for tarn, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is tarn, spelled T-A-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tarnen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tarnen

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 "tarn"?
"tarn" is spelled T-A-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [taʁn].
What does "tarn" mean?
As a verb, "tarn" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs tarnen
How do you pronounce "tarn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tarn" is [taʁn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tarn" come from?
"tarn" 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 "tarn", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

taka#60,131stig#60,108tête#60,167soil#60,081

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list