Tusch

[tʊʃ]

/[tʊʃ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tusch” is uncommon German (frequency #60,164 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,164
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kurze, markante Abfolge von Tönen

Corpus desk

Index DE-tusch · Tusch · German

Tusch · rank #60,164 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,164
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH tête

Nearest frequency peer: tête (+3 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 „Tusch“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tusch
PropertyValue
HeadwordTusch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[tʊʃ]
Letters5
Frequency rank#60,164
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tusch“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Tuschfällt 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: „tête“ (#60,167), „UBA“ (#60,168), „ubi“ (#60,169). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tusch“ bei #60,164. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tusch is uncommon German at frequency #60,164 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [tʊʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Tusch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Tusch, spelled T-U-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    kurze, markante Abfolge von Tönen
  2. 2
    Knall

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das Lied endete mit einem Tusch.“
  2. „Mit einem Tusch und folgenden Walzerklängen gab das Orchester die Tanzfläche frei.“

This word in other languages

sting(English)

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 "Tusch"?
"Tusch" is spelled T-U-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [tʊʃ].
What does "Tusch" mean?
As a noun, "Tusch" means: kurze, markante Abfolge von Tönen
How do you pronounce "Tusch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tusch" is [tʊʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tusch" come from?
"Tusch" 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 "Tusch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Thora#60,147vault#60,196waits#60,236sooft#60,084

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list