Tennisplatz

[ˈtɛnɪsˌplat͡s]

/[ˈtɛnɪsˌplat͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tennisplatz” is uncommon German (frequency #51,741 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,741
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - das Spielfeld für ein Tennisspiel

Key facts for Tennisplatz
PropertyValue
HeadwordTennisplatz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɛnɪsˌplat͡s]
Letters11
Frequency rank#51,741
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tennisplatz” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Tennisplatz lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tennisplatz is uncommon German at frequency #51,741 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɛnɪsˌplat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "das Spielfeld für ein Tennisspiel".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Tennisplatz in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 Tennisplatz, spelled T-E-N-N-I-S-P-L-A-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Spielfeld für ein Tennisspiel

Synonyms

Tenniscourt

This word in other languages

court de tennis(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 "Tennisplatz"?
"Tennisplatz" is spelled T-E-N-N-I-S-P-L-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɛnɪsˌplat͡s].
What does "Tennisplatz" mean?
As a noun, "Tennisplatz" means: das Spielfeld für ein Tennisspiel
How do you pronounce "Tennisplatz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tennisplatz" is [ˈtɛnɪsˌplat͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tennisplatz" come from?
"Tennisplatz" 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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Using “Tennisplatz”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-E-N-N-I-S-P-L-A-T-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtɛnɪsˌplat͡s] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list