Tonstein
German, noun/ˌtoːnˈʃtaɪ̯n/
Tonstein is spelled T-O-N-S-T-E-I-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 16 million words in written German, the 222,832nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tonstein is a German masculine noun meaning “claystone (sedimentary rock composed of fine, clay particles)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Tonstein mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineclaystone (sedimentary rock composed of fine, clay particles)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Tonstein
- Tonsteins genitive
- Tonsteines genitive
- Tonsteine plural
- Tonsteinchen diminutive neuter
- Tonsteinen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tonstein?
- /ˌtoːnˈʃtaɪ̯n/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Tonstein
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Tonstein in German?
Tonstein appears about once in every 16 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).