Tubus
[ˈtuːbʊs]
The verdict
“Tubus” is uncommon German (frequency #89,686 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,686
- frequency rank, German
- 35,386
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Körper oder Bauteil in der Form eines Hohlzylinders
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Tubus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtuːbʊs] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #89,686 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Tubus” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Tubus is uncommon German at frequency #89,686 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtuːbʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Tubus doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Tubus, spelled T-U-B-U-S.
Definition
- 1ein Körper oder Bauteil in der Form eines Hohlzylinders
- 2in optischen Geräten (Fernrohr, Mikroskop) das Rohr, welches die Linsen trägt – historisch auch synonym zu „Fernrohr“ (Tubus Herschelii, historische Sternbilder)
- 3ein kurzes Rohrstück an Glasgefäßen, Retorten und Ähnlichem
- 4ein Plastikschlauch oder eine feste Röhre zum Durchleiten oder Absaugen von Gasen beziehungsweise Flüssigkeiten
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.
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Using “Tubus”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-U-B-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtuːbʊs] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.