Zäkum
[ˈt͡sɛːkʊm]
The verdict
“Zäkum” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - im rechten Mittelbauch liegende Anfangsteil des Dickdarms, an dessen blindem Ende der Wurmfortsatz liegt
Corpus desk
Index DE-zakum · Zäkum · German
Zäkum · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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 | Zäkum |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɛːkʊm] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zäkum“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zäkum is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɛːkʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zäkum doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Zäkum, spelled Z-Ä-K-U-M.
Definition
- 1im rechten Mittelbauch liegende Anfangsteil des Dickdarms, an dessen blindem Ende der Wurmfortsatz liegt
- 2Teil eines röhrenförmigen Organs, der blind endet
Synonyms
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.