Zapfhahn

[ˈt͡sap͡fˌhaːn]

/[ˈt͡sap͡fˌhaːn]/ noun

The verdict

“Zapfhahn” is uncommon German (frequency #82,378 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,378
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorrichtung, um Flüssigkeit aus einem Behältnis/einer Leitung ausfließen zu lassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zapfhahn · Zapfhahn · German

Zapfhahn · rank #82,378 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,378
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zahnes

Nearest frequency peer: Zahnes (-2 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 „Zapfhahn“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zapfhahn
PropertyValue
HeadwordZapfhahn
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sap͡fˌhaːn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,378
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zapfhahn“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zahnes“ (#82,376), „zag“ (#82,375), „Zauberspruch“ (#82,381). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zapfhahn“ bei #82,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zapfhahn is uncommon German at frequency #82,378 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sap͡fˌhaːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorrichtung, um Flüssigkeit aus einem Behältnis/einer Leitung ausfließen zu lassen".

Zapfhahn has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zapfhahn, spelled Z-A-P-F-H-A-H-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Vorrichtung, um Flüssigkeit aus einem Behältnis/einer Leitung ausfließen zu lassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Zapfhahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Außer ihnen und dem Barkeeper, der in einem Sessel neben den Zapfhähnen eingeschlafen war, befand sich nur noch Lolas Besitzer in der Kneipe.“

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 "Zapfhahn"?
"Zapfhahn" is spelled Z-A-P-F-H-A-H-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sap͡fˌhaːn].
What does "Zapfhahn" mean?
As a noun, "Zapfhahn" means: Vorrichtung, um Flüssigkeit aus einem Behältnis/einer Leitung ausfließen zu lassen
How do you pronounce "Zapfhahn"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zapfhahn" is [ˈt͡sap͡fˌhaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list