Tomahawk
[ˈtɔmahaːk]
The verdict
“Tomahawk” is uncommon German (frequency #73,002 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #73,002
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einer Streitaxt ähnliche Waffe indianischer Stämme, die auch als Werkzeug genutzt wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-tomahawk · Tomahawk · German
Tomahawk · rank #73,002 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #73,002
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH Tollhaus
Nearest frequency peer: Tollhaus (-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 „Tomahawk“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Titelgeschi…
Titelgeschichte
27,003 corpus weight
- Tobak
Tobak
27,002 corpus weight
- Tollhaus
Tollhaus
27,000 corpus weight
- Tomahawk
Tomahawk
26,999 corpus weight
- Tomás
Tomás
26,998 corpus weight
- Touchdowns
Touchdowns
26,997 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Tomahawk“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tomahawk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtɔmahaːk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #73,002 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tomahawk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tomahawk is uncommon German at frequency #73,002 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɔmahaːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Tomahawk in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tomahawk, spelled T-O-M-A-H-A-W-K.
Definition
- 1einer Streitaxt ähnliche Waffe indianischer Stämme, die auch als Werkzeug genutzt wurde
- 2Marschflugkörper, der auf Kriegsschiffen und U-Booten der US Navy stationiert ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tomahawk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Statt am Schreibtisch zu sitzen, umtanzte er Marterpfähle und ging mit dem Tomahawk auf die Bärenjagd.“
„Bald nach dem Massaker stürmen Indianer auf die Grönländer zu, schwingen steinerne Tomahawks und schießen mit Pfeil und Bogen - steinzeitliche Waffen, die den eisernen Schwertern und Streitäxten der Wikinger aber kaum unterlegen sind.“
Synonyms
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); 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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