Tonsur
[tɔnˈzuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Tonsur” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kahl geschorene Stelle auf dem Kopf von Geistlichen verschiedener Religionen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tonsur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tɔnˈzuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tonsur” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Tonsur is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tɔnˈzuːɐ̯]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "kahl geschorene Stelle auf dem Kopf von Geistlichen verschiedener Religionen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Tonsur in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tonsur, spelled T-O-N-S-U-R.
Definition
- 1kahl geschorene Stelle auf dem Kopf von Geistlichen verschiedener Religionen
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “Tonsur”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-O-N-S-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [tɔnˈzuːɐ̯] (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.