Tunnelblick

[ˈtʊnl̩ˌblɪk]

/[ˈtʊnl̩ˌblɪk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tunnelblick” is uncommon German (frequency #70,898 among 35,386 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,898
frequency rank, German
35,386
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Einengung des Sichtfeldes

Key facts for Tunnelblick
PropertyValue
HeadwordTunnelblick
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtʊnl̩ˌblɪk]
Letters11
Frequency rank#70,898
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Tunnelblick” 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). Tunnelblick 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

Tunnelblick is uncommon German at frequency #70,898 among 35,386 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtʊnl̩ˌblɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Tunnelblick, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tunnelblick, spelled T-U-N-N-E-L-B-L-I-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einengung des Sichtfeldes
  2. 2
    Einengung des Sichtfeldes durch Überforderung des Gehirns
  3. 3
    begrenzte Sichtweise, die das Ausklammern von Teilbereichen beinhaltet

Synonyms

Röhrengesichtsfeld

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 "Tunnelblick"?
"Tunnelblick" is spelled T-U-N-N-E-L-B-L-I-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtʊnl̩ˌblɪk].
What does "Tunnelblick" mean?
As a noun, "Tunnelblick" means: Einengung des Sichtfeldes
How do you pronounce "Tunnelblick"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tunnelblick" is [ˈtʊnl̩ˌblɪk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tunnelblick" come from?
"Tunnelblick" 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 “Tunnelblick”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is T-U-N-N-E-L-B-L-I-C-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈtʊnl̩ˌblɪk] (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