tundra

[ˈtʊndra]

/[ˈtʊndra]/ noun

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The verdict

“tundra” is uncommon German (frequency #64,792 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,792
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - weiträumige Ebene im arktischen Gürtel, die von niedrigen Pflanzen bewachsen ist; Tundra

Key facts for tundra
PropertyValue
Headwordtundra
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʊndra]
Letters6
Frequency rank#64,792
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “tundra” 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). tundra lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

tundra is uncommon German at frequency #64,792 among 35,386 “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

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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Using “tundra”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is T-U-N-D-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtʊndra] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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