Zahnstein

[ˈt͡saːnˌʃtaɪ̯n]

/[ˈt͡saːnˌʃtaɪ̯n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zahnstein” is uncommon German (frequency #88,553 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,553
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feste Schichtablagerung an den Zähnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zahnstein · Zahnstein · German

Zahnstein · rank #88,553 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,553
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Yunnan

Nearest frequency peer: Yunnan (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Zahnstein“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zahnstein“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zahnstein
PropertyValue
HeadwordZahnstein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saːnˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Letters9
Frequency rank#88,553
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zahnstein“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zahnsteinfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Yunnan“ (#88,552), „Zarenreich“ (#88,555), „Zauberkunst“ (#88,556). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zahnstein“ bei #88,553. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zahnstein is uncommon German at frequency #88,553 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saːnˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feste Schichtablagerung an den Zähnen".

Zahnstein doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zahnstein, spelled Z-A-H-N-S-T-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    feste Schichtablagerung an den Zähnen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Zahnstein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Zahnarzt hat meine Zähne von Zahnstein befreit.
  2. „Ich mußte mir Zahnstein entfernen lassen.“

This word in other languages

calculus(English)tartre(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 "Zahnstein"?
"Zahnstein" is spelled Z-A-H-N-S-T-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saːnˌʃtaɪ̯n].
What does "Zahnstein" mean?
As a noun, "Zahnstein" means: feste Schichtablagerung an den Zähnen
How do you pronounce "Zahnstein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zahnstein" is [ˈt͡saːnˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zahnstein" come from?
"Zahnstein" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zahnstein", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zelluloid#88,559Zeltstadt#88,560Windkanal#88,530Wildgänse#88,527

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list