Tonfilm

[ˈtoːnˌfɪlm]

/[ˈtoːnˌfɪlm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tonfilm” is uncommon German (frequency #90,987 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#90,987
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Film, bei dem außer dem Bild auch Geräusche, Musik und Sprache wiedergegeben werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-tonfilm · Tonfilm · German

Tonfilm · rank #90,987 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #90,987
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tomatensuppe

Nearest frequency peer: Tomatensuppe (-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 „Tonfilm“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tonfilm
PropertyValue
HeadwordTonfilm
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtoːnˌfɪlm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#90,987
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tonfilm“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tomatensuppe“ (#90,986), „Tonträgern“ (#90,988), „toolkit“ (#90,989). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tonfilm“ bei #90,987. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tonfilm is uncommon German at frequency #90,987 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːnˌfɪlm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Film, bei dem außer dem Bild auch Geräusche, Musik und Sprache wiedergegeben werden".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tonfilm, 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 Tonfilm, spelled T-O-N-F-I-L-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Film, bei dem außer dem Bild auch Geräusche, Musik und Sprache wiedergegeben werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Von einem späteren Zwischenspiel abgesehen, machte der Tonfilm Alf Bertini als Musiker ein für allemal den Garaus, unwiderruflich und schrecklich endgültig.“
  2. „Ab 1929 wurden auch erste jiddische Tonfilme produziert, vor allem in Polen und den USA.“

Antonyms

Stummfilm

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 "Tonfilm"?
"Tonfilm" is spelled T-O-N-F-I-L-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːnˌfɪlm].
What does "Tonfilm" mean?
As a noun, "Tonfilm" means: Film, bei dem außer dem Bild auch Geräusche, Musik und Sprache wiedergegeben werden
How do you pronounce "Tonfilm"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tonfilm" is [ˈtoːnˌfɪlm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tonfilm" come from?
"Tonfilm" 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 "Tonfilm", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

toolkit#90,989Tormann#90,991thronen#90,975Turners#91,008

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list