Tauziehen
[ˈtaʊ̯ˌt͡siːən]
The verdict
“Tauziehen” is uncommon German (frequency #61,091 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,091
- frequency rank, German
- 35,386
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sportart, bei der zwei Mannschaften an den gegenseitigen Enden eines Taus/Seils versuchen, die jeweils andere auf die eigene Seite zu ziehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tauziehen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaʊ̯ˌt͡siːən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #61,091 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tauziehen” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Tauziehen is uncommon German at frequency #61,091 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʊ̯ˌt͡siːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Tauziehen has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tauziehen, spelled T-A-U-Z-I-E-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1Sportart, bei der zwei Mannschaften an den gegenseitigen Enden eines Taus/Seils versuchen, die jeweils andere auf die eigene Seite zu ziehen
- 2Aushandeln sehr unterschiedlicher Meinungen
Synonyms
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.
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Using “Tauziehen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-A-U-Z-I-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtaʊ̯ˌt͡siːən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.