Tonzeichen
[ˈtoːnˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“Tonzeichen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - diakritisches Zeichen zur Darstellung der für die Kommunikation wichtigen Töne in Tonsprachen
Corpus desk
Index DE-tonzeichen · Tonzeichen · German
Tonzeichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Tonzeichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtoːnˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tonzeichen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tonzeichen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtoːnˌt͡saɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "diakritisches Zeichen zur Darstellung der für die Kommunikation wichtigen Töne in Tonsprachen".
No misspelling variants are generated for Tonzeichen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tonzeichen, spelled T-O-N-Z-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1diakritisches Zeichen zur Darstellung der für die Kommunikation wichtigen Töne in Tonsprachen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tonzeichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Außer den 26 Buchstaben des lateinischen Alphabets verwendet die pīnyīn Orthographie zwei diakritische Zeichen (…) und vier Tonzeichen (…).“
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.