Zahnschmelz
German, noun[ˈtsaːnʃmɛlts]
Zahnschmelz is spelled Z-A-H-N-S-C-H-M-E-L-Z (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 99,595th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zahnschmelz is a German masculine noun meaning “tooth enamel, dental enamel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Gewebe, das die äußere Schicht der Zahnkrone von Wirbeltierzähnen bildet”.
What does Zahnschmelz mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetooth enamel, dental enamel
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Gewebe, das die äußere Schicht der Zahnkrone von Wirbeltierzähnen bildet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zahnschmelz
- Zahnschmelzes genitive
- Zahnschmelze dative singular
- Zahnschmelzen dative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zahnschmelz?
- [ˈtsaːnʃmɛlts]
- [ˈt͡saːnˌʃmɛlt͡s]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zahnschmelz
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zahnschmelz in German?
Zahnschmelz appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).