Tenside

[tɛnˈziːdə]

/[tɛnˈziːdə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tenside” is uncommon German (frequency #99,170 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,170
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Tensid

Key facts for Tenside
PropertyValue
HeadwordTenside
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tɛnˈziːdə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#99,170
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tenside” 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). Tenside 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

Tenside is uncommon German at frequency #99,170 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [tɛnˈziːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Tenside in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tenside, spelled T-E-N-S-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Tensid
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tensid
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Tensid
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Tensid

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 "Tenside"?
"Tenside" is spelled T-E-N-S-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [tɛnˈziːdə].
What does "Tenside" mean?
As a noun, "Tenside" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Tensid
How do you pronounce "Tenside"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tenside" is [tɛnˈziːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tenside" come from?
"Tenside" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Tenside”

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

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