Ground Zero
[ˈɡʁaʊ̯nd ˈziəʁoʊ]
The verdict
“Ground Zero” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Gelände des am 9. November 2001 durch einen Terroranschlag zerstörten World Trade Centers in New York
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ground Zero |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁaʊ̯nd ˈziəʁoʊ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ground Zero” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Ground Zero is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡʁaʊ̯nd ˈziəʁoʊ]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Gelände des am 9. November 2001 durch einen Terroranschlag zerstörten World Trade Centers in New York".
No misspelling variants are generated for Ground Zero in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ground Zero, spelled G-R-O-U-N-D- -Z-E-R-O.
Definition
- 1Gelände des am 9. November 2001 durch einen Terroranschlag zerstörten World Trade Centers in New York
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.
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Using “Ground Zero”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is G-R-O-U-N-D- -Z-E-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈɡʁaʊ̯nd ˈziəʁoʊ] (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.