Tunis

[ˈtuːnɪs]

/[ˈtuːnɪs]/ name

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The verdict

“Tunis” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,319. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,319
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hauptstadt Tunesiens

Corpus desk

Index DE-tunis · Tunis · German

Tunis · rank #32,319 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,319
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tuen

Nearest frequency peer: tuen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Tunis“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Tunis“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tunis vs TuS
40% similar
Tunis vs tuts
40% similar
Tunis vs Tuns
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tunis
PropertyValue
HeadwordTunis
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈtuːnɪs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#32,319
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Tunis“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Tunisliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „tuen“ (#32,318), „tucker“ (#32,317), „ulli“ (#32,322). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tunis“ bei #32,319. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Tunis (IPA [ˈtuːnɪs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #32,319 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hauptstadt Tunesiens".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tunis, with forms such as "tnuis", "ttunis", and "tuins". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "TuS", "tuts", "Tuns", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Tunis, spelled T-U-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hauptstadt Tunesiens

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Tunis’ Partnerstädte sind u. a. Köln, Paris und Moskau.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tnuis
  • ttunis
  • tuins
  • tuniss
  • tunnis
  • tunsi
  • utnis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tunis - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

tnuis2ttunis1tuins2tuniss1tunnis1tunsi2utnis2
Edit distance from "Tunis"

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 "Tunis"?
"Tunis" is spelled T-U-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtuːnɪs].
What does "Tunis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tunis" means: Hauptstadt Tunesiens
What words are commonly confused with "Tunis"?
"Tunis" is commonly confused with "TuS", "tuts", "Tuns". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tunis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tunis" is [ˈtuːnɪs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tunis" come from?
"Tunis" 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 "Tunis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

terre#32,310Tanke#32,305Takte#32,303wanna#32,359

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Welpe7 variantswinner7 variantsSenke7 variantsSeidl7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list