Zapfhahn
[ˈt͡sap͡fˌhaːn]
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
- yuko
yuko
17,627 corpus weight
- zag
zag
17,626 corpus weight
- Zahnes
Zahnes
17,625 corpus weight
- Zapfhahn
Zapfhahn
17,623 corpus weight
- Zauberspruch
Zauberspruch
17,620 corpus weight
- Zeiteinteil…
Zeiteinteilung
17,619 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zapfhahn“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zapfhahn |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sap͡fˌhaːn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #82,378 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zapfhahn“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Vorrichtung, um Flüssigkeit aus einem Behältnis/einer Leitung ausfließen zu lassen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zapfhahn appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„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.
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