Tsunamiwelle
[t͡suˈnaːmiˌvɛlə]
The verdict
“Tsunamiwelle” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Flutwelle, die überwiegend durch Seebeben, also durch unterseeische Erdbeben ausgelöst wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-tsunamiwelle · Tsunamiwelle · German
Tsunamiwelle · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Tsunamiwelle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡suˈnaːmiˌvɛlə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tsunamiwelle“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tsunamiwelle is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡suˈnaːmiˌvɛlə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Flutwelle, die überwiegend durch Seebeben, also durch unterseeische Erdbeben ausgelöst wird".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Tsunamiwelle in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Tsunamiwelle, spelled T-S-U-N-A-M-I-W-E-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Flutwelle, die überwiegend durch Seebeben, also durch unterseeische Erdbeben ausgelöst wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tsunamiwelle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Über die Höhe und Geschwindigkeit der Tsunamiwellen nach dem minoischen Ausbruch kann nur spekuliert werden.“
Synonyms
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.