Tulsa

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The verdict

“Tulsa” is uncommon German (frequency #70,896 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,896
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Großstadt in Oklahoma, USA

Corpus desk

Index DE-tulsa · Tulsa · German

Tulsa · rank #70,896 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,896
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tschechiens

Nearest frequency peer: Tschechiens (-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 „Tulsa“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tulsa
PropertyValue
HeadwordTulsa
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,896
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tulsa“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Tulsafällt 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: „Tschechiens“ (#70,895), „tunesische“ (#70,897), „Tröster“ (#70,894). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tulsa“ bei #70,896. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tulsa is uncommon German at frequency #70,896 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Großstadt in Oklahoma, USA".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tulsa, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tulsa, spelled T-U-L-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Großstadt in Oklahoma, USA

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „In Oklahoma schlängelte sich ein feuerspeiender weißer Drache um Tulsa herum, die Gegend, aus der Atticus' Vater und Onkel stammten.“

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 "Tulsa"?
"Tulsa" is spelled T-U-L-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "Tulsa" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tulsa" means: Großstadt in Oklahoma, USA
How do you pronounce "Tulsa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tulsa" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tulsa" come from?
"Tulsa" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Topas#70,883Sozen#70,818Wilna#71,003rubio#70,738

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list