Tonkunst

[ˈtoːnˌkʊnst]

/[ˈtoːnˌkʊnst]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tonkunst” is uncommon German (frequency #77,426 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,426
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Tönen erzeugte Kunst; Musik

Corpus desk

Index DE-tonkunst · Tonkunst · German

Tonkunst · rank #77,426 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,426
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tonqualität

Nearest frequency peer: Tonqualität (+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 „Tonkunst“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tonkunst
PropertyValue
HeadwordTonkunst
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtoːnˌkʊnst]
Letters8
Frequency rank#77,426
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tonkunst“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Tonkunstfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tonqualität“ (#77,427), „Tomatensaft“ (#77,424), „trampen“ (#77,428). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tonkunst“ bei #77,426. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tonkunst is uncommon German at frequency #77,426 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːnˌkʊnst]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ebenfalls im Zentrum stehen die überragenden und zumeist stilbildenden Meisterwerke der bildenden und der Tonkunst, von der Frühgeschichte des Menschen bis in die unmittelbare Gegenwart.“

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trendige#77,432Tiefflug#77,419umsetzte#77,447talwärts#77,398

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list