Teufelszeug

[ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]

/[ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]/ noun

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The verdict

“Teufelszeug” is uncommon German (frequency #67,781 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,781
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gegenstand, Stoff oder Kollektiv von Gegenständen mit tückischen Eigenschaften

Corpus desk

Index DE-teufelszeug · Teufelszeug · German

Teufelszeug · rank #67,781 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,781
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Teststrecke

Nearest frequency peer: Teststrecke (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Teufelszeug“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Teufelszeug“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Teufelszeug
PropertyValue
HeadwordTeufelszeug
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]
Letters11
Frequency rank#67,781
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Teufelszeug“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Teufelszeugfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Teststrecke“ (#67,780), „Textverarbeitung“ (#67,782), „tertiären“ (#67,779). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Teufelszeug“ bei #67,781. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Teufelszeug is uncommon German at frequency #67,781 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gegenstand, Stoff oder Kollektiv von Gegenständen mit tückischen Eigenschaften".

Teufelszeug doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Teufelszeug, spelled T-E-U-F-E-L-S-Z-E-U-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gegenstand, Stoff oder Kollektiv von Gegenständen mit tückischen Eigenschaften

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Teufelszeug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Plutonium ist ein Teufelszeug, bloß ein Flitterchen eingeatmet, und du bist erledigt!
  2. Cannabis ist weder ein Allheilmittel noch Teufelszeug.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Teufelszeug"?
"Teufelszeug" is spelled T-E-U-F-E-L-S-Z-E-U-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌt͡sɔɪ̯k].
What does "Teufelszeug" mean?
As a noun, "Teufelszeug" means: Gegenstand, Stoff oder Kollektiv von Gegenständen mit tückischen Eigenschaften
How do you pronounce "Teufelszeug"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Teufelszeug" is [ˈtɔɪ̯fl̩sˌt͡sɔɪ̯k]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Teufelszeug" come from?
"Teufelszeug" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Teufelszeug", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Teststrecke#67,780Teilnehmers#67,772Trainerstab#67,794Tangermünde#67,766

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list