Tuvalu
[tuˈvaːlu]
The verdict
“Tuvalu” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inselstaat in Ozeanien
Corpus desk
Index DE-tuvalu · Tuvalu · German
Tuvalu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Tuvalu |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | [tuˈvaːlu] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Tuvalu“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Tuvalu is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [tuˈvaːlu]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inselstaat in Ozeanien".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Tuvalu in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
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 Tuvalu, spelled T-U-V-A-L-U.
Definition
- 1Inselstaat in Ozeanien
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Tuvalu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Verkauf von Tuvalus Internetadressendung „.tv“ hat der dem kleinen Staat bereits über 50 Millionen Dollar eingebracht.
Das Tuvalu der Zukunft wird vielleicht eine Unterwasserlandschaft sein.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.