tierra

[ˈtjera]

/[ˈtjera]/ noun

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The verdict

“tierra” is uncommon German (frequency #96,369 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,369
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Erde

Corpus desk

Index DE-tierra · tierra · German

tierra · rank #96,369 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #96,369
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tobel

Nearest frequency peer: Tobel (+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 „tierra“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tierra
PropertyValue
Headwordtierra
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtjera]
Letters6
Frequency rank#96,369
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tierra“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tobel“ (#96,370), „tiefsinnige“ (#96,367), „Todesrate“ (#96,371). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tierra“ bei #96,369. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tierra is uncommon German at frequency #96,369 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtjera]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

tierra doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tierra, spelled T-I-E-R-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Erde
  2. 2
    Boden
  3. 3
    Land, Heimat
  4. 4
    pl. Ländereien

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. La tierra es el tercero planeta de nuestro sistema solar.

Synonyms

mundosuelo

This word in other languages

earth(English)monde(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 "tierra"?
"tierra" is spelled T-I-E-R-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtjera].
What does "tierra" mean?
As a noun, "tierra" means: Erde
How do you pronounce "tierra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tierra" is [ˈtjera]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tierra" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tokios#96,372Tremor#96,382taugte#96,350vipers#96,470

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list