Tiefland

[ˈtiːfˌlant]

/[ˈtiːfˌlant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tiefland” is an uncommon German word, ranked #52,490 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#52,490
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tiefer gelegene Landfläche ohne nennenswerte Erhebungen

Key facts for Tiefland
PropertyValue
HeadwordTiefland
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtiːfˌlant]
Letters8
Frequency rank#52,490
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tiefland” 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). Tiefland 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 Tiefland is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtiːfˌlant]. Corpus data places it at rank #52,490 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "tiefer gelegene Landfläche ohne nennenswerte Erhebungen".

Tiefland has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 Tiefland, spelled T-I-E-F-L-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    tiefer gelegene Landfläche ohne nennenswerte Erhebungen

Antonyms

BerglandHochland

This word in other languages

lowland(English)basses terres(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 "Tiefland"?
"Tiefland" is spelled T-I-E-F-L-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtiːfˌlant].
What does "Tiefland" mean?
As a noun, "Tiefland" means: tiefer gelegene Landfläche ohne nennenswerte Erhebungen
How do you pronounce "Tiefland"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tiefland" is [ˈtiːfˌlant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tiefland" come from?
"Tiefland" 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 “Tiefland”

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

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