Zahnstocher

[ˈt͡saːnˌʃtɔxɐ]

/[ˈt͡saːnˌʃtɔxɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zahnstocher” is uncommon German (frequency #52,599 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,599
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner Spieß, meist aus Holz, zum Entfernen von Speiseresten in den Zahnzwischenräumen.

Corpus desk

Index DE-zahnstocher · Zahnstocher · German

Zahnstocher · rank #52,599 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,599
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zementiert

Nearest frequency peer: zementiert (+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 „Zahnstocher“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zahnstocher
PropertyValue
HeadwordZahnstocher
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saːnˌʃtɔxɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#52,599
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zahnstocher“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Zahnstocherfällt 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: „zementiert“ (#52,600), „Xerxes“ (#52,596), „zerfressen“ (#52,602). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zahnstocher“ bei #52,599. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zahnstocher is uncommon German at frequency #52,599 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saːnˌʃtɔxɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner Spieß, meist aus Holz, zum Entfernen von Speiseresten in den Zahnzwischenräumen.".

Zahnstocher has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zahnstocher, spelled Z-A-H-N-S-T-O-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleiner Spieß, meist aus Holz, zum Entfernen von Speiseresten in den Zahnzwischenräumen.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Nach dem Essen brauche ich einen Zahnstocher.
  2. „Claire hatte das Gefühl, sie brauche dringend einen Zahnstocher.“

This word in other languages

toothpick(English)palillo(Español)cure-dent(Français)palito(Português)

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 "Zahnstocher"?
"Zahnstocher" is spelled Z-A-H-N-S-T-O-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saːnˌʃtɔxɐ].
What does "Zahnstocher" mean?
As a noun, "Zahnstocher" means: kleiner Spieß, meist aus Holz, zum Entfernen von Speiseresten in den Zahnzwischenräumen.
How do you pronounce "Zahnstocher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zahnstocher" is [ˈt͡saːnˌʃtɔxɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zahnstocher" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list