Zahnbürste

[ˈt͡saːnˌbʏʁstə]

/[ˈt͡saːnˌbʏʁstə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zahnbürste” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,782. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,782
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bürste zum Putzen der Zähne

Corpus desk

Index DE-zahnburste · Zahnbürste · German

Zahnbürste · rank #19,782 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #19,782
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH ya

Nearest frequency peer: ya (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Zahnbürste“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Zahnbürste“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Zahnbürste vs Zahnbürsten
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Zahnbürste
PropertyValue
HeadwordZahnbürste
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saːnˌbʏʁstə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#19,782
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zahnbürste“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Zahnbürsteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ya“ (#19,781), „Zeller“ (#19,784), „wöchentliche“ (#19,779). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zahnbürste“ bei #19,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around Zahnbürste (IPA [ˈt͡saːnˌbʏʁstə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,782 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bürste zum Putzen der Zähne".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zahnbürste, with forms such as "azhnbürste", "zahbnürste", and "zahhnbürste". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Zahnbürsten", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zahnbürste, spelled Z-A-H-N-B-Ü-R-S-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bürste zum Putzen der Zähne

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach drei Monaten Benutzung sollte man seine Zahnbürste austauschen.
  2. „Sie sagte niemandem, wohin sie ging, und nahm nur ein Nachthemd und ihre Zahnbürste mit.“

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • azhnbürste
  • zahbnürste
  • zahhnbürste
  • zahnbbürste
  • zahnbrüste
  • zahnbürrste
  • zahnbürset
  • zahnbürsste
  • zahnbürstte
  • zahnbürtse
  • zahnbüsrte
  • zahnnbürste
  • zahnübrste
  • zanhbürste
  • zhanbürste
  • zzahnbürste

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zahnbürste - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

azhnbürste2zahbnürste2zahhnbürste1zahnbbürste1zahnbrüste2zahnbürrste1zahnbürset2zahnbürsste1
Edit distance from "Zahnbürste"

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 "Zahnbürste"?
"Zahnbürste" is spelled Z-A-H-N-B-Ü-R-S-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saːnˌbʏʁstə].
What does "Zahnbürste" mean?
As a noun, "Zahnbürste" means: Bürste zum Putzen der Zähne
What words are commonly confused with "Zahnbürste"?
"Zahnbürste" is commonly confused with "Zahnbürsten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zahnbürste"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zahnbürste" is [ˈt͡saːnˌbʏʁstə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zahnbürste" come from?
"Zahnbürste" 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 "Zahnbürste", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

Winterpause16 variantswiederkommen16 variantsanstrengen16 variantsausgegraben16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list