Tiflis

[ˈtɪflɪs]

/[ˈtɪflɪs]/ name

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The verdict

“Tiflis” is uncommon German (frequency #50,928 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,928
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt von Georgien

Corpus desk

Index DE-tiflis · Tiflis · German

Tiflis · rank #50,928 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,928
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tierreich

Nearest frequency peer: Tierreich (-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 „Tiflis“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tiflis
PropertyValue
HeadwordTiflis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈtɪflɪs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,928
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tiflis“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Tiflisfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tierreich“ (#50,927), „thüringische“ (#50,926), „ting“ (#50,930). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tiflis“ bei #50,928. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tiflis is uncommon German at frequency #50,928 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈtɪflɪs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hauptstadt von Georgien".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tiflis, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Tiflis, spelled T-I-F-L-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt von Georgien

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Saarbrücken ist eine Partnerstadt Tiflis’.
  2. „Die vier Männer setzen sich in den Wagen, der Kutscher knallt mit der Peitsche, und der Wagen rollt gen Tiflis.“

This word in other languages

Tbilisi(English)Tiflis(Español)Tbilissi(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 "Tiflis"?
"Tiflis" is spelled T-I-F-L-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɪflɪs].
What does "Tiflis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tiflis" means: Hauptstadt von Georgien
How do you pronounce "Tiflis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tiflis" is [ˈtɪflɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tiflis" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Tunika#50,944unecht#50,955spreng#50,899Velden#50,975

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list