tundra

[ˈtʊndra]

/[ˈtʊndra]/ noun

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The verdict

“tundra” is uncommon German (frequency #64,792 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,792
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiträumige Ebene im arktischen Gürtel, die von niedrigen Pflanzen bewachsen ist; Tundra

Corpus desk

Index DE-tundra · tundra · German

tundra · rank #64,792 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,792
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH trying

Nearest frequency peer: trying (-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 „tundra“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for tundra
PropertyValue
Headwordtundra
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʊndra]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,792
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „tundra“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.tundrafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „trying“ (#64,791), „Turiner“ (#64,793), „Triangel“ (#64,790). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „tundra“ bei #64,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

tundra is uncommon German at frequency #64,792 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʊndra]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weiträumige Ebene im arktischen Gürtel, die von niedrigen Pflanzen bewachsen ist; Tundra".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for tundra, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is tundra, spelled T-U-N-D-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiträumige Ebene im arktischen Gürtel, die von niedrigen Pflanzen bewachsen ist; Tundra

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Zná stopy všech zvířat, co se dají v tundře nebo tajze potkat.

This word in other languages

tundra(English)

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 "tundra"?
"tundra" is spelled T-U-N-D-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʊndra].
What does "tundra" mean?
As a noun, "tundra" means: weiträumige Ebene im arktischen Gürtel, die von niedrigen Pflanzen bewachsen ist; Tundra
How do you pronounce "tundra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "tundra" is [ˈtʊndra]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "tundra" come from?
"tundra" 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 "tundra", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trying#64,791Tönung#64,795ultimo#64,799Vakanz#64,823

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list