Zagel
[ˈt͡saːɡl̩]
The verdict
“Zagel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schwanz, Schweif (häufiger auch: Tagel)
Corpus desk
Index DE-zagel · Zagel · German
Zagel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | Zagel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saːɡl̩] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zagel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zagel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saːɡl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Zagel, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zagel, spelled Z-A-G-E-L.
Definition
- 1Schwanz, Schweif (häufiger auch: Tagel)
- 2Peitsche
- 3Penis
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.