Tete
German, noun/ˈteːtə/
Tete is spelled T-E-T-E (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 59,520th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tete is a German feminine noun meaning “head (of a military unit), lead” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Spitze, Kopf einer militärischen Einheit”.
What does Tete mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfemininehead (of a military unit), lead
die Tete nehmen
- 2
femininesynonym of Kopfnote (“top note”)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Spitze, Kopf einer militärischen Einheit
noun: 1. Spitze, Kopf einer militärischen Einheit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Tete
- Teten plural
- Tête alternative
- Têten nominative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tete?
- /ˈteːtə/
- /ˈtɛːtə/
- [ˈteːtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Tete in German?
Tete appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).