Tiefe

\ˈtiː.fə\

/\ˈtiː.fə\/ noun

The verdict

“Tiefe” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Profondeur.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tiefe · Tiefe · French

Tiefe · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 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.

Key facts for Tiefe
PropertyValue
HeadwordTiefe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈtiː.fə\
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Tiefe » en français

Tiefen'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Tiefe is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈtiː.fə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Profondeur.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Tiefe, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Tiefe, spelled T-I-E-F-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Profondeur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Als Höhenretter haben wir die Aufgabe, Personen aus Höhen oder Tiefen zu retten (...) Zum Beispiel werden wir gerufen, wenn ein Arbeiter auf seinem Baukran kollabiert, ein Mensch in einen Schacht fällt oder jemand auf ein hohes Gebäude geklettert ist.
  2. Unheimlicher als die Geister aber waren die Geschichten über sie: Kunth gab den beiden Jungen Bücher zu lesen, in denen es um Mönche ging, um offene Gräber, Hände, die aus der Tiefe ragten, in der Unterwelt gebraute Elixiere und Séancen, bei denen Tote zu schreckensstarren Zuhörern sprachen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

HöheOberflächlichkeitUndifferenziertheit

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tiefe"?
"Tiefe" is spelled T-I-E-F-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈtiː.fə\.
What does "Tiefe" mean?
As a noun, "Tiefe" means: Profondeur.
How do you pronounce "Tiefe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tiefe" is \ˈtiː.fə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tiefe" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list