Tide

[ˈtiːdə]

/[ˈtiːdə]/ noun

The verdict

“Tide” is uncommon German (frequency #62,914 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,914
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - regelmäßig wechselndes Steigen und Fallen (Flut und Ebbe) der Weltmeere

Corpus desk

Index DE-tide · Tide · German

Tide · rank #62,914 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,914
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tibetische

Nearest frequency peer: tibetische (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Tide“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Tide“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tide
PropertyValue
HeadwordTide
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtiːdə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#62,914
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tide“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Tidefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tibetische“ (#62,913), „Tietz“ (#62,915), „therapeutisches“ (#62,911). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tide“ bei #62,914. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tide is uncommon German at frequency #62,914 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtiːdə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "regelmäßig wechselndes Steigen und Fallen (Flut und Ebbe) der Weltmeere".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tide, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tide, spelled T-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    regelmäßig wechselndes Steigen und Fallen (Flut und Ebbe) der Weltmeere

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Tide ist ein von der Anziehungskraft des Mondes verursachtes Phänomen.
  2. „Wenn der Wind gegen die jeweilige Tide steht, bauen sich hohe Seen auf.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Tide"?
"Tide" is spelled T-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtiːdə].
What does "Tide" mean?
As a noun, "Tide" means: regelmäßig wechselndes Steigen und Fallen (Flut und Ebbe) der Weltmeere
How do you pronounce "Tide"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tide" is [ˈtiːdə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tide" come from?
"Tide" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tide", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list