Tuck

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The verdict

“Tuck” is uncommon German (frequency #62,932 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,932
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schlag, Streich

Corpus desk

Index DE-tuck · Tuck · German

Tuck · rank #62,932 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,932
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH trügerisch

Nearest frequency peer: trügerisch (-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 „Tuck“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tuck
PropertyValue
HeadwordTuck
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters4
Frequency rank#62,932
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tuck“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Tuckfällt 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: „trügerisch“ (#62,931), „Tudor“ (#62,933), „Tumorzellen“ (#62,934). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tuck“ bei #62,932. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tuck is uncommon German at frequency #62,932 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Tuck in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable 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 Tuck, spelled T-U-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schlag, Streich
  2. 2
    böser, hinterlistiger Streich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieser Apfel hat wohl einen Tuck abgekriegt, besser du isst ihn, bevor er fault.
  2. Er hat ihm einen gewaltigen Tuck getan.

Synonyms

StreichSchabernack

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 "Tuck"?
"Tuck" is spelled T-U-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Tuck" mean?
As a noun, "Tuck" means: Schlag, Streich
How do you pronounce "Tuck"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tuck" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tuck" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Tide#62,914Slum#62,861wech#63,005Schi#62,823

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list