Tonnendach

[ˈtɔnənˌdax]

/[ˈtɔnənˌdax]/ noun

The verdict

“Tonnendach” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dach in der Form eines halben liegenden Zylinders, halbrunde Dachform

Corpus desk

Index DE-tonnendach · Tonnendach · German

Tonnendach · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "T" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Tonnendach
PropertyValue
HeadwordTonnendach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɔnənˌdax]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tonnendach“ im Deutschen

Tonnendachliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tonnendach is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɔnənˌdax]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dach in der Form eines halben liegenden Zylinders, halbrunde Dachform".

Tonnendach doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tonnendach, spelled T-O-N-N-E-N-D-A-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dach in der Form eines halben liegenden Zylinders, halbrunde Dachform

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Tonnendach heißt ein Dach von der Form eines Tonnengewölbes; meist sind mehrere Tonnen nebeneinander angeordnet.“
  2. „Nach dem Krieg wurde Kassel zum zweiten Mal gebaut. Kaufhäuser, Schulen und Bürogebäude veranschaulichen noch heute den Stil der ‚neuen Dynamik‘. Attikageschosse, Glasbausteine und Tonnendächer säumen die viel zu breiten Straßen.“

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tonnendach"?
"Tonnendach" is spelled T-O-N-N-E-N-D-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɔnənˌdax].
What does "Tonnendach" mean?
As a noun, "Tonnendach" means: Dach in der Form eines halben liegenden Zylinders, halbrunde Dachform
How do you pronounce "Tonnendach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tonnendach" is [ˈtɔnənˌdax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tonnendach" come from?
"Tonnendach" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list