Zahnheilkunde

[ˈt͡saːnhaɪ̯lˌkʊndə]

/[ˈt͡saːnhaɪ̯lˌkʊndə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zahnheilkunde” is an uncommon German word, ranked #64,893 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#64,893
frequency rank, German
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Teilgebiet der Medizin, das sich mit der Vorbeugung, Erkennung und Behandlung von Erkrankungen im Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferbereich beschäftigt

Key facts for Zahnheilkunde
PropertyValue
HeadwordZahnheilkunde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saːnhaɪ̯lˌkʊndə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#64,893
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Zahnheilkunde” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Zahnheilkunde lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Zahnheilkunde is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡saːnhaɪ̯lˌkʊndə]. Corpus data places it at rank #64,893 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Teilgebiet der Medizin, das sich mit der Vorbeugung, Erkennung und Behandlung von Erkrankungen im Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferbereich beschäftigt".

No misspelling variants are generated for Zahnheilkunde in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

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 Zahnheilkunde, spelled Z-A-H-N-H-E-I-L-K-U-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teilgebiet der Medizin, das sich mit der Vorbeugung, Erkennung und Behandlung von Erkrankungen im Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferbereich beschäftigt

Synonyms

ZahnmedizinStomatologie

This word in other languages

dentistry(English)odontología(Español)odontologie(Français)

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 "Zahnheilkunde"?
"Zahnheilkunde" is spelled Z-A-H-N-H-E-I-L-K-U-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saːnhaɪ̯lˌkʊndə].
What does "Zahnheilkunde" mean?
As a noun, "Zahnheilkunde" means: Teilgebiet der Medizin, das sich mit der Vorbeugung, Erkennung und Behandlung von Erkrankungen im Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferbereich beschäftigt
How do you pronounce "Zahnheilkunde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zahnheilkunde" is [ˈt͡saːnhaɪ̯lˌkʊndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zahnheilkunde" come from?
"Zahnheilkunde" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Zahnheilkunde”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-A-H-N-H-E-I-L-K-U-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡saːnhaɪ̯lˌkʊndə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list