Tycoon

[taɪ̯ˈkuːn]

/[taɪ̯ˈkuːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Tycoon” is uncommon German (frequency #55,780 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,780
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inhaber eines Unternehmens mit großem Einfluss auf die Wirtschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-tycoon · Tycoon · German

Tycoon · rank #55,780 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,780
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH trommelt

Nearest frequency peer: trommelt (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Tycoon“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Tycoon
PropertyValue
HeadwordTycoon
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[taɪ̯ˈkuːn]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,780
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Tycoon“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Tycoonfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „trommelt“ (#55,779), „umarme“ (#55,781), „tristen“ (#55,778). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tycoon“ bei #55,780. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tycoon is uncommon German at frequency #55,780 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [taɪ̯ˈkuːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Inhaber eines Unternehmens mit großem Einfluss auf die Wirtschaft".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tycoon, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Tycoon, spelled T-Y-C-O-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inhaber eines Unternehmens mit großem Einfluss auf die Wirtschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Tycoon investierte in neue Immobilien.

Synonyms

GroßindustriellerGroßunternehmerMagnatMogul

This word in other languages

tycoon(English)magnate(Español)magnat(Français)

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 "Tycoon"?
"Tycoon" is spelled T-Y-C-O-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is [taɪ̯ˈkuːn].
What does "Tycoon" mean?
As a noun, "Tycoon" means: Inhaber eines Unternehmens mit großem Einfluss auf die Wirtschaft
How do you pronounce "Tycoon"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tycoon" is [taɪ̯ˈkuːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tycoon" come from?
"Tycoon" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Tycoon", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

umarme#55,781tabula#55,757strack#55,744Vogtei#55,836

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list