Tonkunst

[ˈtoːnˌkʊnst]

/[ˈtoːnˌkʊnst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tonkunst” is an uncommon German word, ranked #77,426 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#77,426
frequency rank, German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit Tönen erzeugte Kunst; Musik

Key facts for Tonkunst
PropertyValue
HeadwordTonkunst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtoːnˌkʊnst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,426
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tonkunst” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Tonkunst lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Tonkunst is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtoːnˌkʊnst]. Corpus data places it at rank #77,426 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "mit Tönen erzeugte Kunst; Musik".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tonkunst, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tonkunst, spelled T-O-N-K-U-N-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit Tönen erzeugte Kunst; Musik

Synonyms

Musik

This word in other languages

musique(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 "Tonkunst"?
"Tonkunst" is spelled T-O-N-K-U-N-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtoːnˌkʊnst].
What does "Tonkunst" mean?
As a noun, "Tonkunst" means: mit Tönen erzeugte Kunst; Musik
How do you pronounce "Tonkunst"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tonkunst" is [ˈtoːnˌkʊnst]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tonkunst" come from?
"Tonkunst" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Tonkunst”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-O-N-K-U-N-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtoːnˌkʊnst] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list