Tonga

[ˈtɔŋɡa]

/[ˈtɔŋɡa]/ name

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The verdict

“Tonga” is uncommon German (frequency #79,830 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,830
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inselstaat im Südpazifik

Corpus desk

Index DE-tonga · Tonga · German

Tonga · rank #79,830 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,830
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Toga

Nearest frequency peer: Toga (-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 „Tonga“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tonga
PropertyValue
HeadwordTonga
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈtɔŋɡa]
Letters5
Frequency rank#79,830
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tonga“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Toga“ (#79,829), „Topmanager“ (#79,831), „tosenden“ (#79,832). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tonga“ bei #79,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tonga is uncommon German at frequency #79,830 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈtɔŋɡa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inselstaat im Südpazifik".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Tonga in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tonga, spelled T-O-N-G-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inselstaat im Südpazifik

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Knapp über 100.000 Einwohner leben auf den rund 160 Inseln Tongas.
  2. Nukuʻalofa ist die Hauptstadt von Tonga.

Synonyms

Königreich TongaFreundschaftsinseln

This word in other languages

Tonga(English)Tonga(Español)Tonga(Français)

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 "Tonga"?
"Tonga" is spelled T-O-N-G-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɔŋɡa].
What does "Tonga" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tonga" means: Inselstaat im Südpazifik
How do you pronounce "Tonga"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tonga" is [ˈtɔŋɡa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tonga" come from?
"Tonga" 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 "Tonga", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Thais#79,819Tenne#79,814swaps#79,805Swami#79,804

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list