Tauwetter

[ˈtaʊ̯ˌvɛtɐ]

/[ˈtaʊ̯ˌvɛtɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tauwetter” is uncommon German (frequency #64,768 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,768
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Wetter, bei dem Schnee und Eis schmelzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tauwetter · Tauwetter · German

Tauwetter · rank #64,768 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,768
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tatiana

Nearest frequency peer: Tatiana (-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 „Tauwetter“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tauwetter
PropertyValue
HeadwordTauwetter
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtaʊ̯ˌvɛtɐ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#64,768
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tauwetter“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tatiana“ (#64,767), „TCM“ (#64,769), „Tarifstreit“ (#64,766). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tauwetter“ bei #64,768. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tauwetter is uncommon German at frequency #64,768 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʊ̯ˌvɛtɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Tauwetter doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Tauwetter, spelled T-A-U-W-E-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Wetter, bei dem Schnee und Eis schmelzen
  2. 2
    Phase der kulturpolitischen Lockerung im Ostblock und dem Beginn einer außenpolitischen Entspannung zwischen der Sowjetunion und den USA im Jahr 1953 und folgende nach dem Tode Josef Stalins; jede Phase einer innenpolitischen Vergrößerung der Freiheit oder außenpolitischen Entspannung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Tauwetter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Morgen ist Tauwetter.
  2. Das einsetzende Tauwetter verursacht im Norden glatte Straßen mit vielen Verkehrsunfällen.

Synonyms

Entspannung

This word in other languages

thaw(English)deshielo(Español)dégel(Français)

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 "Tauwetter"?
"Tauwetter" is spelled T-A-U-W-E-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtaʊ̯ˌvɛtɐ].
What does "Tauwetter" mean?
As a noun, "Tauwetter" means: ein Wetter, bei dem Schnee und Eis schmelzen
How do you pronounce "Tauwetter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tauwetter" is [ˈtaʊ̯ˌvɛtɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tauwetter" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Symposien#64,760Streifens#64,750ultimativ#64,798steuerbar#64,737

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list