Tune

[ˈtuːnə]

/[ˈtuːnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tune” is uncommon German (frequency #50,116 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,116
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Tun

Corpus desk

Index DE-tune · Tune · German

Tune · rank #50,116 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,116
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Trog

Nearest frequency peer: Trog (-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 „Tune“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tune
PropertyValue
HeadwordTune
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtuːnə]
Letters4
Frequency rank#50,116
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tune“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Tunefällt 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: „Trog“ (#50,115), „Traummann“ (#50,114), „Türöffner“ (#50,118). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tune“ bei #50,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tune is uncommon German at frequency #50,116 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtuːnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Tune has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Tune, spelled T-U-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Tun
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Tun
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Tun
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Tun

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 "Tune"?
"Tune" is spelled T-U-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtuːnə].
What does "Tune" mean?
As a noun, "Tune" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Tun
How do you pronounce "Tune"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tune" is [ˈtuːnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tune" come from?
"Tune" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Trog#50,115tous#50,110Topp#50,108tong#50,106

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list