Zahnes

[ˈt͡saːnəs]

/[ˈt͡saːnəs]/ noun

The verdict

“Zahnes” is uncommon German (frequency #82,376 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,376
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zahn

Corpus desk

Index DE-zahnes · Zahnes · German

Zahnes · rank #82,376 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,376
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zag

Nearest frequency peer: zag (-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 „Zahnes“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zahnes
PropertyValue
HeadwordZahnes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saːnəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,376
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zahnes“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zahnesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zag“ (#82,375), „yuko“ (#82,374), „Zapfhahn“ (#82,378). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zahnes“ bei #82,376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zahnes is uncommon German at frequency #82,376 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saːnəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zahn".

Zahnes has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zahnes, spelled Z-A-H-N-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zahn

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 "Zahnes"?
"Zahnes" is spelled Z-A-H-N-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saːnəs].
What does "Zahnes" mean?
As a noun, "Zahnes" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zahn
How do you pronounce "Zahnes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zahnes" is [ˈt͡saːnəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zahnes" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list