Zahnfleischentzündung
[ˈt͡saːnflaɪ̯ʃʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ]
The verdict
“Zahnfleischentzündung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 21
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - akute oder chronische Entzündung des Zahnfleisches
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zahnfleischentzündung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saːnflaɪ̯ʃʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ] |
| Letters | 21 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zahnfleischentzündung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Zahnfleischentzündung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saːnflaɪ̯ʃʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "akute oder chronische Entzündung des Zahnfleisches".
Zahnfleischentzündung has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Zahnfleischentzündung, spelled Z-A-H-N-F-L-E-I-S-C-H-E-N-T-Z-Ü-N-D-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1akute oder chronische Entzündung des Zahnfleisches
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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.
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Using “Zahnfleischentzündung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-A-H-N-F-L-E-I-S-C-H-E-N-T-Z-Ü-N-D-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡saːnflaɪ̯ʃʔɛntˌt͡sʏndʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.