Tonus
[ˈtoːnʊs]
The verdict
“Tonus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Grad des ständigen Spannungszustandes von lebendem Gewebe, Organen oder Organteilen, insbesondere der Muskeln, Gefäße und Nerven
Corpus desk
Index DE-tonus · Tonus · German
Tonus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Tonus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtoːnʊs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tonus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tonus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːnʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Tonus in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Tonus, spelled T-O-N-U-S.
Definition
- 1Grad des ständigen Spannungszustandes von lebendem Gewebe, Organen oder Organteilen, insbesondere der Muskeln, Gefäße und Nerven
- 2ein Ganzton
- 3der Zustand der Empfindlichkeit von Pflanzen gegenüber Umweltreizen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tonus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tonische Muskulatur hielt man bisher für ein System, das den Tonus (Spannungszustand) eines relaxierten Körpers aufrecht erhält, damit er nicht in sich zusammensackt.
Aus Tierversuchen und der klinischen Praxis ist bekannt, dass Epo viel mehr bewirkt, als die roten Blutkörperchen zu vermehren. Es steigert den Blutdruck und den Tonus der Blutgefäße, fördert die Bildung feinster Blutgefäße in Muskeln und Gehirn.
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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.