tuna
[ˈtuna]
The verdict
“tuna” is uncommon German (frequency #89,687 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,687
- frequency rank, German
- 35,386
- “T” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - der Müßiggang
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tuna |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtuna] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #89,687 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tuna” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tuna is uncommon German at frequency #89,687 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtuna]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for tuna in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented 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 tuna, spelled T-U-N-A.
Definition
- 1der Müßiggang
- 2traditionelle spanische Studentenkapelle oder Studentengesangsgruppe, die an öffentlichen Plätzen musiziert
- 3Musikstücke von traditionellen spanischen Studentenkapellen
- 4die Opuntie, der Nopalbaum
- 5Frucht der Opuntie, Kaktusfeige
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.
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Using “tuna”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is T-U-N-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈtuna] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.