Zaunpfahl
[ˈt͡saʊ̯nˌp͡faːl]
The verdict
“Zaunpfahl” is uncommon German (frequency #64,895 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,895
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pfahl eines Zauns
Corpus desk
Index DE-zaunpfahl · Zaunpfahl · German
Zaunpfahl · rank #64,895 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,895
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zaubertrank
Nearest frequency peer: Zaubertrank (-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 „Zaunpfahl“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Wörishofen
Wörishofen
35,109 corpus weight
- Zahnheilkun…
Zahnheilkunde
35,108 corpus weight
- Zaubertrank
Zaubertrank
35,107 corpus weight
- Zaunpfahl
Zaunpfahl
35,106 corpus weight
- Zeitangaben
Zeitangaben
35,105 corpus weight
- Zeitsprung
Zeitsprung
35,103 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zaunpfahl“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zaunpfahl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saʊ̯nˌp͡faːl] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #64,895 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zaunpfahl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zaunpfahl is uncommon German at frequency #64,895 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saʊ̯nˌp͡faːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pfahl eines Zauns".
Zaunpfahl doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 Zaunpfahl, spelled Z-A-U-N-P-F-A-H-L.
Definition
- 1Pfahl eines Zauns
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zaunpfahl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zamrjakis Verstand wackelt schon wie ein morscher Zaunpfahl, weil er durchaus auf ehrlichem Wege unsterblich werden will.
Das sag' ich mir jetzt alle Tage, wenn ich da unten mit meiner Luise sitze und ihr mein Weltsystem entwickele, weil ich keinen andern habe, dem ich es vortragen kann, und wenn dann die beste Stelle kommt und ich mit einem Male sage: ›Nicht wahr, Luise?‹ sieh, dann fährt sie zusammen oder sitzt da wie ein Zaunpfahl.«
Synonyms
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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