Tontafel
German, noun/ˈtoːnˌtaːfl̩/
Tontafel is spelled T-O-N-T-A-F-E-L (8 letters) and appears about once in every 23 million words in written German, the 274,993rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tontafel is a German feminine noun meaning “clay tablet (writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gegenstand aus Ton, der zum Beschreiben diente”.
What does Tontafel mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineclay tablet (writing medium made of clay used in Mesopotamia and nearby regions)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gegenstand aus Ton, der zum Beschreiben diente
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 Tontafel
- Tontafeln plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tontafel?
- /ˈtoːnˌtaːfl̩/
- [ˈtoːnˌtaːfl̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Tontafel in German?
Tontafel appears about once in every 23 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).