Zaunpfosten
[ˈt͡saʊ̯nˌp͡fɔstn̩]
The verdict
“Zaunpfosten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pfosten eines Zauns
Corpus desk
Index DE-zaunpfosten · Zaunpfosten · German
Zaunpfosten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | Zaunpfosten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saʊ̯nˌp͡fɔstn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zaunpfosten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zaunpfosten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡saʊ̯nˌp͡fɔstn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Pfosten eines Zauns".
No misspelling variants are generated for Zaunpfosten in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Zaunpfosten, spelled Z-A-U-N-P-F-O-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Pfosten eines Zauns
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zaunpfosten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er hatte den Korb mit dem Dörrgemüse ergriffen, schwenkte ihn übermütig ein paarmal durch die Luft und hängte ihn schließlich an einem Zaunpfosten auf.“
Synonyms
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.