Zaunkönig
[ˈt͡saʊ̯nkøːnɪç]
The verdict
“Zaunkönig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleiner, brauner Singvogel, wissenschaftliche Bezeichnung: Troglodytes troglodytes
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Index DE-zaunkonig · Zaunkönig · German
Zaunkönig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Zaunkönig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saʊ̯nkøːnɪç] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zaunkönig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zaunkönig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saʊ̯nkøːnɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleiner, brauner Singvogel, wissenschaftliche Bezeichnung: Troglodytes troglodytes".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zaunkönig, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zaunkönig, spelled Z-A-U-N-K-Ö-N-I-G.
Definition
- 1kleiner, brauner Singvogel, wissenschaftliche Bezeichnung: Troglodytes troglodytes
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zaunkönig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Im Winter versuchen Zaunkönige bei strenger Kälte gelegentlich sich nachts in einer Schlafgemeinschaft zu schützen.
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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.