Zahnstumpf
[ˈt͡saːnˌʃtʊmp͡f]
The verdict
“Zahnstumpf” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - übrig gebliebener Rest eines kaputten Zahns
Corpus desk
Index DE-zahnstumpf · Zahnstumpf · German
Zahnstumpf · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zahnstumpf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saːnˌʃtʊmp͡f] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zahnstumpf“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zahnstumpf is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saːnˌʃtʊmp͡f]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "übrig gebliebener Rest eines kaputten Zahns".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Zahnstumpf, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zahnstumpf, spelled Z-A-H-N-S-T-U-M-P-F.
Definition
- 1übrig gebliebener Rest eines kaputten Zahns
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zahnstumpf appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Ich zuckte die Achseln und versuchte dabei das Bild der braunen Zahnstümpfe aus meinem Kopf zu verdrängen.“
This word in other languages
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.