Zahnbein
[ˈt͡saːnˌbaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Zahnbein” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die knochenähnliche, harte Grundsubstanz des Zahnes unterhalb des Zahnschmelzes und des Wurzelzements, gleichzeitig die Pulpa umgebend
Corpus desk
Index DE-zahnbein · Zahnbein · German
Zahnbein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Zahnbein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saːnˌbaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zahnbein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zahnbein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saːnˌbaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die knochenähnliche, harte Grundsubstanz des Zahnes unterhalb des Zahnschmelzes und des Wurzelzements, gleichzeitig die Pulpa umgebend".
Zahnbein doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Zahnbein, spelled Z-A-H-N-B-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1die knochenähnliche, harte Grundsubstanz des Zahnes unterhalb des Zahnschmelzes und des Wurzelzements, gleichzeitig die Pulpa umgebend
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zahnbein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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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.