Fangzahn
[ˈfaŋˌt͡saːn]
The verdict
“Fangzahn” 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) - der längste, neben den Schneidezähnen befindliche Zahn im Raubtiergebiss
Corpus desk
Index DE-fangzahn · Fangzahn · German
Fangzahn · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | Fangzahn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfaŋˌt͡saːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fangzahn“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fangzahn is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfaŋˌt͡saːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der längste, neben den Schneidezähnen befindliche Zahn im Raubtiergebiss".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Fangzahn in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Fangzahn, spelled F-A-N-G-Z-A-H-N.
Definition
- 1der längste, neben den Schneidezähnen befindliche Zahn im Raubtiergebiss
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Fangzahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Dabei hatte er nach Anands vorheriger Gewinnpartie noch geurteilt: ‚Anand ist ein alter Tiger, dem es schon schwerfällt, die Beute zu jagen, aber wenn du deinen Kopf in seinen Rachen steckst, dann sind seine Fangzähne noch ziemlich scharf.‘“
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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.