Tilde
[ˈtɪldə]
The verdict
“Tilde” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein wellenförmiges diakritisches Zeichen; es signalisiert meist Palatalisierung oder Nasalierung
Corpus desk
Index DE-tilde · Tilde · German
Tilde · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tilde |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɪldə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tilde“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tilde is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɪldə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Tilde in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Tilde, spelled T-I-L-D-E.
Definition
- 1ein wellenförmiges diakritisches Zeichen; es signalisiert meist Palatalisierung oder Nasalierung
- 2ein wellenförmiges Wortzeichen, das die Wiederholung eines Wortes oder eines Wortteiles angibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tilde appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Tilde kommt über dem Buchstaben „n“ im spanischen Wort „señor“ vor.
Die Tilde kann bei der Auflistung von Wörtern Auslassungen gleichartiger Wortteile anzeigen; z.B. in Wörterbüchern: „Haustür, ~freund, ~frau“.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.