tünen
[ˈtyn̩ː]
The verdict
“tünen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unwahre Dinge erzählen: flunkern, spinnen lügen
Corpus desk
Index DE-tunen · tünen · German
tünen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tünen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈtyn̩ː] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „tünen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
tünen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈtyn̩ː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unwahre Dinge erzählen: flunkern, spinnen lügen".
tünen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is tünen, spelled T-Ü-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1unwahre Dinge erzählen: flunkern, spinnen lügen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tünen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Aver Hannes hett seggt …“ „Ach wat, de hett maal wedder tüünt!“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.