tugendhaft
\ˈtuːɡənthaft\
The verdict
“tugendhaft” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vertueux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-tugendhaft · tugendhaft · French
tugendhaft · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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 | tugendhaft |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈtuːɡənthaft\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
tugendhaft is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈtuːɡənthaft\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vertueux.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for tugendhaft, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is tugendhaft, spelled T-U-G-E-N-D-H-A-F-T.
Definition
- 1Vertueux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how tugendhaft appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese tugendhaften Demokraten und Menschenrechtsaktivisten, von denen ich berichtete, waren freilich respektable Leute, aber in Wirklichkeit scherte sich keiner einen Dreck um sie.
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.