tönen

[ˈtøːnən]

/[ˈtøːnən]/ verb

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The verdict

“tönen” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,500. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,500
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-tonen · tönen · German

tönen · rank #13,500 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,500
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tumor

Nearest frequency peer: Tumor (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „tönen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „tönen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tönen vs tore
40% similar
tönen vs Tote
20% similar
tönen vs Toni
20% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tönen
PropertyValue
Headwordtönen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtøːnən]
Letters5
Frequency rank#13,500
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „tönen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).tönenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tumor“ (#13,499), „Umweg“ (#13,501), „Triple“ (#13,498). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tönen“ bei #13,500. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around tönen (IPA [ˈtøːnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,500 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for tönen, with forms such as "tnöen", "ttönen", and "töenn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tore", "Tote", "Toni", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is tönen, spelled T-Ö-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    hörbar sein
  2. 2
    angeberisch sprechen, großspurig reden
  3. 3
    Farbe leicht verändern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Es tönt wieder von allen Kirchturmspitzen.
  2. „Ich bin der Beste“ tönt er in die Runde.

Synonyms

klingenschallenprahlenangebenfärben

This word in other languages

sound(English)resonar(Español)résonner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tnöen
  • ttönen
  • töenn
  • tönenn
  • tönnen
  • ötnen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tönen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

tnöen2ttönen1töenn2tönenn1tönnen1ötnen2
Edit distance from "tönen"

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 "tönen"?
"tönen" is spelled T-Ö-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtøːnən].
What does "tönen" mean?
As a verb, "tönen" means: hörbar sein
What words are commonly confused with "tönen"?
"tönen" is commonly confused with "tore", "Tote", "Toni". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "tönen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tönen" is [ˈtøːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tönen" come from?
"tönen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Tumor#13,499Umweg#13,501Terry#13,495Steak#13,490

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

where6 variantsSatan6 variantsaccess6 variantspony6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list