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Zain

German, noun/t͡saɪ̯n/

Zain is spelled Z-A-I-N (4 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 251,029th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zain is a German masculine noun meaning “A metal rod / blank that will be forged” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Zweig, Gerte, Rute, Schoss”.

What does Zain mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineA metal rod / blank that will be forged

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Zweig, Gerte, Rute, Schoss 2. ein Stab oder ein zu einem langen Stücke gegossenes Metall bei verschiedenen Metall-Arbeiten 3. Schwanz vom Dachs 4. Penis beim Schalenwild

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of Zain

  • Zaines genitive
  • Zains genitive
  • Zaine plural
  • Zainen dative definite plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Zain?

  • /t͡saɪ̯n/
  • [t͡saɪ̯n]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Zain in German?

Zain appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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