Tonne
German, noun/ˈtɔnə/
Tonne is spelled T-O-N-N-E (5 letters) and appears 7.1 times per million words in written German, the 9,345th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tonne is a German feminine noun meaning “for collecting waste or surplus, such as a bin, dumpster/skip, water butt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “rundes Behältnis, oft aus Metall bestehend, mit Deckel und/oder Spundloch”.
What does Tonne mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefor collecting waste or surplus, such as a bin, dumpster/skip, water butt
- 2
femininefor storing and transporting industrial materials
- 3
datedfemininefor storing and transporting food and drink, e.g. beer, wine, cabbage, herrings
- 4
femininetonne, ton, metric ton
- 5
Switzerlandfeminineslangthousand francs
- 6
femininebuoy
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. rundes Behältnis, oft aus Metall bestehend, mit Deckel und/oder Spundloch 2. 1t = 1000 kg 3. kurz für Bruttoregistertonne 4. Seefahrtszeichen
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 Tonne
- Tonnen plural
- Tönnchen diminutive neuter
- t abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tonne?
- /ˈtɔnə/
- [ˈtɔnə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tonne
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tonne in German?
Tonne appears 7.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).