Tennisschuh
[ˈtɛnɪsˌʃuː]
The verdict
“Tennisschuh” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - flexibler, absatzloser, meist weißer Sportschuh, der vor allem beim Tennis getragen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-tennisschuh · Tennisschuh · German
Tennisschuh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tennisschuh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɛnɪsˌʃuː] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tennisschuh“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tennisschuh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɛnɪsˌʃuː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "flexibler, absatzloser, meist weißer Sportschuh, der vor allem beim Tennis getragen wird".
Tennisschuh has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Tennisschuh, spelled T-E-N-N-I-S-S-C-H-U-H.
Definition
- 1flexibler, absatzloser, meist weißer Sportschuh, der vor allem beim Tennis getragen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tennisschuh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eric Hansen wählt die altmodische Methode. Er drückt seinen weißen Tennisschuh in den Rasen, hebt den Fuß und wartet, ob sich die Grashalme wieder aufstellen.“
„Puma legte den Tennisschuh, den Boris Becker bei seinem Wimbledon-Sieg trug, als Freizeitmodell neu auf.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.