Tiefebene

[ˈtiːfˌʔeːbənə]

/[ˈtiːfˌʔeːbənə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tiefebene” is an uncommon German word, ranked #58,358 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#58,358
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tief (das heißt: in geringer Höhe über dem Meeresspiegel) gelegene Ebene

Key facts for Tiefebene
PropertyValue
HeadwordTiefebene
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtiːfˌʔeːbənə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#58,358
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tiefebene” 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). Tiefebene lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Tiefebene is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtiːfˌʔeːbənə]. Corpus data places it at rank #58,358 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "tief (das heißt: in geringer Höhe über dem Meeresspiegel) gelegene Ebene".

Tiefebene has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Tiefebene, spelled T-I-E-F-E-B-E-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    tief (das heißt: in geringer Höhe über dem Meeresspiegel) gelegene Ebene

Antonyms

Hochebene

This word in other languages

basin(English)llanura(Español)plaine(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 "Tiefebene"?
"Tiefebene" is spelled T-I-E-F-E-B-E-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtiːfˌʔeːbənə].
What does "Tiefebene" mean?
As a noun, "Tiefebene" means: tief (das heißt: in geringer Höhe über dem Meeresspiegel) gelegene Ebene
How do you pronounce "Tiefebene"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tiefebene" is [ˈtiːfˌʔeːbənə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tiefebene" come from?
"Tiefebene" 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 “Tiefebene”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is T-I-E-F-E-B-E-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtiːfˌʔeːbənə] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list