Fehlzündung
[ˈfeːlˌt͡sʏndʊŋ]
The verdict
“Fehlzündung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die misslungene oder verspätete Zündung eines Motors
Corpus desk
Index DE-fehlzundung · Fehlzündung · German
Fehlzündung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Fehlzündung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfeːlˌt͡sʏndʊŋ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fehlzündung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fehlzündung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfeːlˌt͡sʏndʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die misslungene oder verspätete Zündung eines Motors".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Fehlzündung, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Fehlzündung, spelled F-E-H-L-Z-Ü-N-D-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1die misslungene oder verspätete Zündung eines Motors
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fehlzündung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eine Fehlzündung kann auftreten, „wenn unverbrannter Kraftstoff in die Auspuffanlage gelangt und erst dort entzündet wird.“
„Um diese Fehlzündungen absichtlich hervor zu rufen, wird in Showcars zu diesem Zweck ein Schalter für die Unterbrechung der Zündung eingebaut.“
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.