Which to use
“Zünfte” and “Zunge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,665
- “Zünfte” frequency rank
- #4,402
- “Zunge” frequency rank
- 48067
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Zünfte | Zunge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zunft | das bewegliche Organ im Mund, mit dem man schmeckt, schleckt, leckt, die Nahrung hin und her schiebt und spricht |
Where the eye mixes Zünfte and Zunge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Zünfte runs 6 letters (CVCCCV) against Zunge's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Zünfte and Zunge
A purely visual mix-up. Zünfte ([ˈt͡sʏnftə]) and Zunge ([ˈt͡sʊŋə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48067, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Zünfte is recorded at frequency rank #43,665, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡sʏnftə]. Zunge is at rank #4,402, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡sʊŋə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48067, this pair ranks #1,261,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Zünfte vs Zunge
Shared letters: enz. Private to "Zünfte": ftü. Private to "Zunge": gu.
"Zünfte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "Zunge" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Zunge ← uznge · znuge · zugne · zuneg · zungge · zunnge · zzunge
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Zünfte" for "Zunge" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Zünfte" or "Zunge" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Zünfte" and "Zunge" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Zünfte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Zunge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,261,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Zünfte" and "Zunge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zündete vs Zünfte". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,261,982 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.