Tönung

[ˈtøːnʊŋ]

/[ˈtøːnʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Tönung” is uncommon German (frequency #64,795 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,795
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Herstellung einer leichten farblichen Abwandlung und das Ergebnis einer solchen Prozedur

Key facts for Tönung
PropertyValue
HeadwordTönung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtøːnʊŋ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,795
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tönung” 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). Tönung 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

Tönung is uncommon German at frequency #64,795 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtøːnʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Herstellung einer leichten farblichen Abwandlung und das Ergebnis einer solchen Prozedur".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tönung, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tönung, spelled T-Ö-N-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Herstellung einer leichten farblichen Abwandlung und das Ergebnis einer solchen Prozedur

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); 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 "Tönung"?
"Tönung" is spelled T-Ö-N-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtøːnʊŋ].
What does "Tönung" mean?
As a noun, "Tönung" means: Herstellung einer leichten farblichen Abwandlung und das Ergebnis einer solchen Prozedur
How do you pronounce "Tönung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tönung" is [ˈtøːnʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tönung" come from?
"Tönung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Tönung”

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

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