Tüll

[tʏl]

/[tʏl]/ noun

The verdict

“Tüll” is an uncommon German word, ranked #82,237 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#82,237
frequency rank, German
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein sehr dünner, leichter Stoff

Key facts for Tüll
PropertyValue
HeadwordTüll
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʏl]
Letters4
Frequency rank#82,237
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tüll” 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). Tüll lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Tüll is 4 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [tʏl]. Corpus data places it at rank #82,237 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein sehr dünner, leichter Stoff".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tüll, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Tüll, spelled T-Ü-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein sehr dünner, leichter Stoff

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 "Tüll"?
"Tüll" is spelled T-Ü-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is [tʏl].
What does "Tüll" mean?
As a noun, "Tüll" means: ein sehr dünner, leichter Stoff
How do you pronounce "Tüll"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tüll" is [tʏl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tüll" come from?
"Tüll" 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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Using “Tüll”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is T-Ü-L-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [tʏl] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list