Tonsur
[tɔnˈzuːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Tonsur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kahl geschorene Stelle auf dem Kopf von Geistlichen verschiedener Religionen
Corpus desk
Index DE-tonsur · Tonsur · German
Tonsur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tonsur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tɔnˈzuːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tonsur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tonsur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tɔnˈzuːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tonsur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Priesterweihe ist von ihnen im ersten Jahre der Präsentation nachzusuchen, sie haben eine geziemende Tonsur zu tragen und die vorgeschriebenen kanonischen Stunden gewissenhaft einzuhalten.“
„Der Pfarrer von San Samuele namens Tosello übernahm mich in seine Kirche und stellte mich dem Patriarchen von Venedig, Monsignore Correr, vor, der mir eine Tonsur schor und mir aus besonderer Gnade vier Monate später die vier niederen Weihen erteilte.“
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.