zánik
[ˈzaːɲɪk]
The verdict
“zánik” 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) - Ende einer Existenz; Untergang, Verfall, Erlöschen, Niedergang
Corpus desk
Index DE-zanik · zánik · German
zánik · 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 | zánik |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaːɲɪk] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zánik“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zánik is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaːɲɪk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ende einer Existenz; Untergang, Verfall, Erlöschen, Niedergang".
zánik has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zánik, spelled Z-Á-N-I-K.
Definition
- 1Ende einer Existenz; Untergang, Verfall, Erlöschen, Niedergang
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zánik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zánik Československa se udál dvakrát, poprvé 14.–15. března 1939 a podruhé a definitivně 31. prosince 1992, kdy Česká a Slovenská Federativní Republika zanikla.
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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.