tönte

[ˈtøːntə]

/[ˈtøːntə]/ verb

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The verdict

“tönte” is uncommon German (frequency #71,942 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,942
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tönen

Key facts for tönte
PropertyValue
Headwordtönte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈtøːntə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#71,942
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tönte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). tönte lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tönte is uncommon German at frequency #71,942 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtøːntə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tönte, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is tönte, spelled T-Ö-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tönen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tönen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tönen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tönen

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tönte"?
"tönte" is spelled T-Ö-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtøːntə].
What does "tönte" mean?
As a verb, "tönte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs tönen
How do you pronounce "tönte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tönte" is [ˈtøːntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tönte" come from?
"tönte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “tönte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is T-Ö-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtøːntə] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list