Ground Zero
[ˈɡʁaʊ̯nd ˈziəʁoʊ]
The verdict
“Ground Zero” 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) - Gelände des am 9. November 2001 durch einen Terroranschlag zerstörten World Trade Centers in New York
Corpus desk
Index DE-ground-zero · Ground Zero · German
Ground Zero · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" 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 | Ground Zero |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈɡʁaʊ̯nd ˈziəʁoʊ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ground Zero“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ground Zero is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈɡʁaʊ̯nd ˈziəʁoʊ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ground Zero appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Durch den Fund von Nanothermit in den Proben des Staubs aus Ground Zero ist der Beweis erbracht, die World Trade Center Gebäude wurden gesprengt, denn so ein Material dürfte gar nicht darin zu finden sein.“
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.