Tombak

[ˈtɔmbak]

/[ˈtɔmbak]/ noun

The verdict

“Tombak” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Legierung aus Kupfer und Zink, die besonders als Goldimitation bei Schmuck verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-tombak · Tombak · German

Tombak · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 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.

Key facts for Tombak
PropertyValue
HeadwordTombak
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɔmbak]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tombak“ im Deutschen

Tombaksitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tombak is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɔmbak]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Legierung aus Kupfer und Zink, die besonders als Goldimitation bei Schmuck verwendet wird".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tombak, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tombak, spelled T-O-M-B-A-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Legierung aus Kupfer und Zink, die besonders als Goldimitation bei Schmuck verwendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Dieser Ring ist aus Tombak.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tombak"?
"Tombak" is spelled T-O-M-B-A-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɔmbak].
What does "Tombak" mean?
As a noun, "Tombak" means: Legierung aus Kupfer und Zink, die besonders als Goldimitation bei Schmuck verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "Tombak"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tombak" is [ˈtɔmbak]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tombak" come from?
"Tombak" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list