Tubus

[ˈtuːbʊs]

/[ˈtuːbʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tubus” is uncommon German (frequency #89,686 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,686
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Körper oder Bauteil in der Form eines Hohlzylinders

Corpus desk

Index DE-tubus · Tubus · German

Tubus · rank #89,686 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,686
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tschetschenis…

Nearest frequency peer: tschetschenischen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Tubus“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Tubus“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tubus
PropertyValue
HeadwordTubus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtuːbʊs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#89,686
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tubus“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Tubusfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „tschetschenischen“ (#89,685), „tuna“ (#89,687), „Tunesiens“ (#89,688). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tubus“ bei #89,686. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tubus is uncommon German at frequency #89,686 among 2,684 “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

  1. 1
    ein Körper oder Bauteil in der Form eines Hohlzylinders
  2. 2
    in optischen Geräten (Fernrohr, Mikroskop) das Rohr, welches die Linsen trägt – historisch auch synonym zu „Fernrohr“ (Tubus Herschelii, historische Sternbilder)
  3. 3
    ein kurzes Rohrstück an Glasgefäßen, Retorten und Ähnlichem
  4. 4
    ein Plastikschlauch oder eine feste Röhre zum Durchleiten oder Absaugen von Gasen beziehungsweise Flüssigkeiten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Tubus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Dieser Tubus ist ein Hohlzylinder aus Metall oder Kunststoff, man kann aber auch ein einfaches Plastikrohr nehmen.
  2. Zusammengesetzte Mikroskope besitzen zwei oder mehr Linsen, die durch einen Hohlzylinder (Tubus) miteinander verbunden sind.

Synonyms

HohlzylinderRöhreRohrSchlauch

This word in other languages

tube(English)tubo(Español)tube(Français)

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 "Tubus"?
"Tubus" is spelled T-U-B-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtuːbʊs].
What does "Tubus" mean?
As a noun, "Tubus" means: ein Körper oder Bauteil in der Form eines Hohlzylinders
How do you pronounce "Tubus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tubus" is [ˈtuːbʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tubus" come from?
"Tubus" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tubus", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trimm#89,683tribe#89,682türmt#89,695taras#89,649

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list