tua

[ˈtua]

/[ˈtua]/ pron

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The verdict

“tua” is uncommon German (frequency #54,958 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,958
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Possessivpronomen der 2. Person Singular ‚dein‘, ‚deine‘

Key facts for tua
PropertyValue
Headwordtua
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈtua]
Letters3
Frequency rank#54,958
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tua” 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). tua 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

tua is uncommon German at frequency #54,958 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed [ˈtua]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Possessivpronomen der 2. Person Singular ‚dein‘, ‚deine‘".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tua, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tua, spelled T-U-A.

Definition

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    Possessivpronomen der 2. Person Singular ‚dein‘, ‚deine‘

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 "tua"?
"tua" is spelled T-U-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtua].
What does "tua" mean?
As a pronoun, "tua" means: Possessivpronomen der 2. Person Singular ‚dein‘, ‚deine‘
How do you pronounce "tua"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tua" is [ˈtua]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tua" come from?
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Using “tua”

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

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