Zahnklammer
[ˈt͡saːnˌklamɐ]
The verdict
“Zahnklammer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - künstlicher Aufsatz an Gebissen, um Fehlstellungen beziehungsweise die Ausrichtung der Zähne oder/und der Kiefer zu verbessern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zahnklammer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saːnˌklamɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zahnklammer” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Zahnklammer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saːnˌklamɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "künstlicher Aufsatz an Gebissen, um Fehlstellungen beziehungsweise die Ausrichtung der Zähne oder/und der Kiefer zu verbessern".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Zahnklammer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zahnklammer, spelled Z-A-H-N-K-L-A-M-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1künstlicher Aufsatz an Gebissen, um Fehlstellungen beziehungsweise die Ausrichtung der Zähne oder/und der Kiefer zu verbessern
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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 “Zahnklammer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-A-H-N-K-L-A-M-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡saːnˌklamɐ] (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.