tuna

[ˈtuna]

/[ˈtuna]/ noun

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The verdict

“tuna” is uncommon German (frequency #89,687 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,687
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Müßiggang

Corpus desk

Index DE-tuna · tuna · German

tuna · rank #89,687 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,687
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tubus

Nearest frequency peer: Tubus (-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 „tuna“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tuna
PropertyValue
Headwordtuna
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtuna]
Letters4
Frequency rank#89,687
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tuna“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).tunafällt 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: „Tubus“ (#89,686), „Tunesiens“ (#89,688), „tschetschenischen“ (#89,685). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tuna“ bei #89,687. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tuna is uncommon German at frequency #89,687 among 2,684 “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

  1. 1
    der Müßiggang
  2. 2
    traditionelle spanische Studentenkapelle oder Studentengesangsgruppe, die an öffentlichen Plätzen musiziert
  3. 3
    Musikstücke von traditionellen spanischen Studentenkapellen
  4. 4
    die Opuntie, der Nopalbaum
  5. 5
    Frucht der Opuntie, Kaktusfeige

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. "Clavelitos" es la tuna más conocida en España.

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 "tuna"?
"tuna" is spelled T-U-N-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtuna].
What does "tuna" mean?
As a noun, "tuna" means: der Müßiggang
How do you pronounce "tuna"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tuna" is [ˈtuna]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tuna" come from?
"tuna" 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 "tuna", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Thot#89,666sock#89,584rite#89,501Riel#89,499

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list