Tonie
German, noun[toˈniː]
Tonie is spelled T-O-N-I-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 172,698th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tonie is a German neuter noun meaning “small, hand-painted magnetic figure that contains pre-loaded audio content for kids, widely available in German public libraries. The…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Tonie mean in English?
noun
- 1
neutersmall, hand-painted magnetic figure that contains pre-loaded audio content for kids, widely available in German public libraries. The figurines are used together with an audioplayer called a Toniebox.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. Druck (im Sinne von Spannung), Ton
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Tonie
- Tonies genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tonie?
- [toˈniː]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Tonie in German?
Tonie appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).