Tischdecke
[ˈtɪʃˌdɛkə]
The verdict
“Tischdecke” is uncommon German (frequency #54,945 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,945
- frequency rank, German
- 35,386
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Textil, das als Schutz oder Zierde über eine Tischplatte gelegt wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tischdecke |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɪʃˌdɛkə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #54,945 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tischdecke” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Tischdecke is uncommon German at frequency #54,945 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɪʃˌdɛkə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Textil, das als Schutz oder Zierde über eine Tischplatte gelegt wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for Tischdecke in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Tischdecke, spelled T-I-S-C-H-D-E-C-K-E.
Definition
- 1Textil, das als Schutz oder Zierde über eine Tischplatte gelegt wird
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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.
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Using “Tischdecke”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-I-S-C-H-D-E-C-K-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtɪʃˌdɛkə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.