Zangen

[ˈt͡saŋən]

/[ˈt͡saŋən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zangen” is uncommon German (frequency #58,474 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,474
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zange

Corpus desk

Index DE-zangen · Zangen · German

Zangen · rank #58,474 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,474
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zerkleinern

Nearest frequency peer: zerkleinern (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Zangen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zangen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zangen
PropertyValue
HeadwordZangen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saŋən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#58,474
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zangen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Zangenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zerkleinern“ (#58,475), „zackig“ (#58,472), „zielten“ (#58,476). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zangen“ bei #58,474. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zangen is uncommon German at frequency #58,474 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zangen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zangen, spelled Z-A-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zange
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Zange
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Zange
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Zange

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zangen"?
"Zangen" is spelled Z-A-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saŋən].
What does "Zangen" mean?
As a noun, "Zangen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zange
How do you pronounce "Zangen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zangen" is [ˈt͡saŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zangen" come from?
"Zangen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zangen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zackig#58,472zufügt#58,480worker#58,464wippen#58,458

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list