Tunis

\ty.nis\

/\ty.nis\/ name

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The verdict

“Tunis” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,094. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,094
frequency rank, French
3,703
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Capitale de la Tunisie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-tunis · Tunis · French

Tunis · rank #10,094 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,094
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,703
  • PHOTO-FINISH Troll

Nearest frequency peer: Troll (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Tunis »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Tunis » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tunis vs tus
40% similar
Tunis vs turcs
40% similar
Tunis vs Turin
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tunis
PropertyValue
HeadwordTunis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\ty.nis\
Letters5
Frequency rank#10,094
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Tunis »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Tunisse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Troll » (#10,093), « Tyler » (#10,095), « tremblement » (#10,092). Parmi 3,703 lemmes en « T », « Tunis » est au #10,094. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Tunis (IPA \ty.nis\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,094 among 3,703 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Capitale de la Tunisie.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Tunis, with forms such as "tnuis", "ttunis", and "tuins". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tus", "turcs", "Turin", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Tunis, spelled T-U-N-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Capitale de la Tunisie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Depuis plusieurs siècles, les aguedals ornent les cités de l’Atlas, tandis qu’à Tunis, à Bougie, à Tlemcen et dans les palmeraies de Biskra et d’ailleurs embaument les fleurs aux odeurs lourdes et aux couleurs d’argent.

This word in other languages

Tunis(English)Túnez(Español)Tunis(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • tnuis
  • ttunis
  • tuins
  • tuniss
  • tunnis
  • tunsi
  • utnis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Tunis - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

tnuis2ttunis1tuins2tuniss1tunnis1tunsi2utnis2
Edit distance from "Tunis"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tunis"?
"Tunis" is spelled T-U-N-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ty.nis\.
What does "Tunis" mean?
As a proper noun, "Tunis" means: Capitale de la Tunisie.
What words are commonly confused with "Tunis"?
"Tunis" is commonly confused with "tus", "turcs", "Turin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Tunis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Tunis" is \ty.nis\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Tunis" come from?
"Tunis" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Troll#10,093Tyler#10,095trahi#10,090XVIIe#10,101

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

abris7 variantssonner7 variantsresta7 variantsprice7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list