Tunika

[ˈtuːnika]

/[ˈtuːnika]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tunika” is uncommon German (frequency #50,944 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,944
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - römisches Kleidungsstück, das unmittelbar auf dem Körper getragen wurde.

Corpus desk

Index DE-tunika · Tunika · German

Tunika · rank #50,944 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,944
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tulln

Nearest frequency peer: Tulln (-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 „Tunika“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tunika
PropertyValue
HeadwordTunika
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtuːnika]
Letters6
Frequency rank#50,944
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tunika“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Tunikafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Tulln“ (#50,943), „TSI“ (#50,942), „Typologie“ (#50,946). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tunika“ bei #50,944. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tunika is uncommon German at frequency #50,944 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtuːnika]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Tunika in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Tunika, spelled T-U-N-I-K-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    römisches Kleidungsstück, das unmittelbar auf dem Körper getragen wurde.
  2. 2
    kurzer Damenrock, der in der Taille über dem Rock angenäht ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Tunika bestand ursprünglich, wie der griechische Chiton, aus zwei rechteckigen Stoffstücken, von denen das hintere etwas länger war als das vordere, und wurde nur auf den Schultern mit Hilfe von Fibeln zusammengehalten.
  2. „Ihre Brille saß etwas weiter vorne auf der Nase, und sie trug eine luftige blaue Tunika.“

Synonyms

Tunica

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 "Tunika"?
"Tunika" is spelled T-U-N-I-K-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtuːnika].
What does "Tunika" mean?
As a noun, "Tunika" means: römisches Kleidungsstück, das unmittelbar auf dem Körper getragen wurde.
How do you pronounce "Tunika"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tunika" is [ˈtuːnika]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

unecht#50,955Tiflis#50,928Velden#50,975spreng#50,899

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list