Tennis

[ˈtɛnɪs]

/[ˈtɛnɪs]/ noun

The verdict

“Tennis” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,120. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,120
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sportliches Ballspiel, welches als Rückschlagspiel mit einem Tennisball und jeweils einem Tennisschläger pro Person gespielt wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-tennis · Tennis · German

Tennis · rank #5,120 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,120
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tafel

Nearest frequency peer: Tafel (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Tennis“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Tennis“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tennis vs Tunis
67% similar
Tennis vs Teens
67% similar
Tennis vs Teenie
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tennis
PropertyValue
HeadwordTennis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɛnɪs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#5,120
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tennis“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Tennisliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tafel“ (#5,119), „unendlich“ (#5,121), „Supermarkt“ (#5,118). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tennis“ bei #5,120. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Tennis (IPA [ˈtɛnɪs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,120 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "sportliches Ballspiel, welches als Rückschlagspiel mit einem Tennisball und jeweils einem Tennisschläger pro Person gespielt wird".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tennis, with forms such as "etnnis", "tenins", and "tenis". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Tunis", "Teens", "Teenie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Tennis, spelled T-E-N-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    sportliches Ballspiel, welches als Rückschlagspiel mit einem Tennisball und jeweils einem Tennisschläger pro Person gespielt wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Sie trug ganz kleine Shorts dabei. Alle haben damals Tennis gespielt – sie haben nicht wirklich gespielt, sie sahen nur sehr gut aus.“
  2. „Tennis ist so gut für Frauen von Politikern und führenden Katholiken.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etnnis
  • tenins
  • tenis
  • tenniss
  • tennsi
  • tnenis
  • ttennis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tennis - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

etnnis2tenins2tenis1tenniss1tennsi2tnenis2ttennis1
Edit distance from "Tennis"

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 "Tennis"?
"Tennis" is spelled T-E-N-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛnɪs].
What does "Tennis" mean?
As a noun, "Tennis" means: sportliches Ballspiel, welches als Rückschlagspiel mit einem Tennisball und jeweils einem Tennisschläger pro Person gespielt wird
What words are commonly confused with "Tennis"?
"Tennis" is commonly confused with "Tunis", "Teens", "Teenie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tennis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tennis" is [ˈtɛnɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tennis" come from?
"Tennis" 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 "Tennis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list