Zahnweh
[ˈt͡saːnˌveː]
The verdict
“Zahnweh” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schmerz, der von einem kranken Zahn verursacht wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-zahnweh · Zahnweh · German
Zahnweh · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | Zahnweh |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saːnˌveː] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zahnweh“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zahnweh is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saːnˌveː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schmerz, der von einem kranken Zahn verursacht wird".
No misspelling variants are generated for Zahnweh in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Zahnweh, spelled Z-A-H-N-W-E-H.
Definition
- 1Schmerz, der von einem kranken Zahn verursacht wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zahnweh appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er konnte die ganze Nacht nicht schlafen, weil er so Zahnweh hatte.
„In Piperno, wo wir zu Mittag aßen, sagte sie mir, mein Zahnweh sei nur vorgetäuscht.“
Synonyms
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.