ganze Zahl
[ˈɡant͡sə ˈt͡saːl]
The verdict
“ganze Zahl” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a phrase - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Zahl ohne Bruchanteil; eine der natürlichen Zahlen oder ihre negative Entsprechung; eine der Zahlen 0, 1, -1, 2, -2, 3, -3, …
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ganze Zahl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [ˈɡant͡sə ˈt͡saːl] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ganze Zahl” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for ganze Zahl is 10 letters long, classified as a phrase, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡant͡sə ˈt͡saːl]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ganze Zahl in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is ganze Zahl, spelled G-A-N-Z-E- -Z-A-H-L.
Definition
- 1eine Zahl ohne Bruchanteil; eine der natürlichen Zahlen oder ihre negative Entsprechung; eine der Zahlen 0, 1, -1, 2, -2, 3, -3, …
- 2die Menge der ganzen Zahlen^([1])
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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.
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Using “ganze Zahl”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-A-N-Z-E- -Z-A-H-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡant͡sə ˈt͡saːl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.