Anzünder
[ˈanˌt͡sʏndɐ]
The verdict
“Anzünder” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät, das eine Flamme zum Brennen bringt
Corpus desk
Index DE-anzunder · Anzünder · German
Anzünder · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | Anzünder |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈanˌt͡sʏndɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Anzünder“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Anzünder is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈanˌt͡sʏndɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Anzünder in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Anzünder, spelled A-N-Z-Ü-N-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Gerät, das eine Flamme zum Brennen bringt
- 2Mittel, das eine Treibladung zum Brennen bringt
- 3Person, die einen Brand absichtlich oder fahrlässig verursacht
- 4Person, die verbotenes Verhalten eines anderen bekanntmacht
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Anzünder appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Kaum durch die Holztür, gibt's eine Lektion im Einheizen: Scheitln einlegen, stapeln, Anzünder dazuwerfen.“
„Die Ampel sprang auf grün, der Anzünder schnalzte raus, und ich zündete mir im Weiterfahren eine Zigarette an.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.