tired

[taɪəd]

/[taɪəd]/ adj

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The verdict

“tired” is uncommon German (frequency #90,979 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,979
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-tired · tired · German

tired · rank #90,979 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,979
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tischtennispl…

Nearest frequency peer: Tischtennisplatte (+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 „tired“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tired
PropertyValue
Headwordtired
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[taɪəd]
Letters5
Frequency rank#90,979
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tired“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tischtennisplatte“ (#90,980), „ticks“ (#90,976), „Tittenfick“ (#90,982). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tired“ bei #90,979. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tired is uncommon German at frequency #90,979 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [taɪəd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

tired has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is tired, spelled T-I-R-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    müde
  2. 2
    etwas oder jemand überdrüssig sein

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He was very tired after the flight.
  2. „Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do:“

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 "tired"?
"tired" is spelled T-I-R-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is [taɪəd].
What does "tired" mean?
As an adjective, "tired" means: müde
How do you pronounce "tired"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tired" is [taɪəd]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tired" come from?
"tired" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ticks#90,976trave#90,996Stanz#90,937Upton#91,039

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list