tugendsam
[ˈtuːɡn̩tzaːm]
The verdict
“tugendsam” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - moralisch hohen Standards genügend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tugendsam |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈtuːɡn̩tzaːm] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tugendsam” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for tugendsam is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈtuːɡn̩tzaːm]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "moralisch hohen Standards genügend".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tugendsam, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is tugendsam, spelled T-U-G-E-N-D-S-A-M.
Definition
- 1moralisch hohen Standards genügend
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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.
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Using “tugendsam”
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- The one correct German spelling is T-U-G-E-N-D-S-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.