Zahnwurzel
[ˈt͡saːnˌvʊʁt͡səl]
The verdict
“Zahnwurzel” 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) - Teil des Zahns, der im Kiefer verankert ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-zahnwurzel · Zahnwurzel · German
Zahnwurzel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Zahnwurzel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saːnˌvʊʁt͡səl] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zahnwurzel“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zahnwurzel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saːnˌvʊʁt͡səl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil des Zahns, der im Kiefer verankert ist".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Zahnwurzel, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zahnwurzel, spelled Z-A-H-N-W-U-R-Z-E-L.
Definition
- 1Teil des Zahns, der im Kiefer verankert ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zahnwurzel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Zahnwurzel ist entzündet und muss behandelt werden.
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.