Tutel
[tuˈteːl]
The verdict
“Tutel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Betreuung/Vertretung einer noch nicht oder nicht mehr mündigen Person
Corpus desk
Index DE-tutel · Tutel · German
Tutel · 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 | Tutel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [tuˈteːl] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tutel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tutel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [tuˈteːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Betreuung/Vertretung einer noch nicht oder nicht mehr mündigen Person".
Tutel doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tutel, spelled T-U-T-E-L.
Definition
- 1Betreuung/Vertretung einer noch nicht oder nicht mehr mündigen Person
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Tutel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das war für den Musiklehrer unerträglich, er empfand dies gar wie einen Angriff auf seine eigene Person. Nicht nur weil seine Tochter minderjährig war und damit noch unter der Tutel des Vaters stand.“
Synonyms
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.