Zahnspange
[ˈt͡saːnˌʃpaŋə]
The verdict
“Zahnspange” has 16 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #44,384. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #44,384
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
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 | Zahnspange |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saːnˌʃpaŋə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #44,384 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zahnspange” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around Zahnspange (IPA [ˈt͡saːnˌʃpaŋə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,384 among 37,643 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "künstlicher Aufsatz an Gebissen, um Fehlstellungen beziehungsweise die Ausrichtung der Zähne oder/und der Kiefer zu verbessern".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zahnspange, with forms such as "azhnspange", "zahhnspange", and "zahnnspange". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zahnspange, spelled Z-A-H-N-S-P-A-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1künstlicher Aufsatz an Gebissen, um Fehlstellungen beziehungsweise die Ausrichtung der Zähne oder/und der Kiefer zu verbessern
Synonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: azhnspange,zahhnspange,zahnnspange,zahnpsange,zahnsapnge,zahnspagne,zahnspaneg,zahnspangge,zahnspannge,zahnspnage,zahnsppange,zahnsspange,zahsnpange,zanhspange,zhanspange,zzahnspange
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zahnspange - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Zahnspange”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-A-H-N-S-P-A-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡saːnˌʃpaŋə] (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.