Zauns

[t͡saʊ̯ns]

/[t͡saʊ̯ns]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zauns” is uncommon German (frequency #86,080 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,080
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zaun

Corpus desk

Index DE-zauns · Zauns · German

Zauns · rank #86,080 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,080
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zaza

Nearest frequency peer: Zaza (+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 „Zauns“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zauns
PropertyValue
HeadwordZauns
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡saʊ̯ns]
Letters5
Frequency rank#86,080
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zauns“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zaza“ (#86,081), „zeichnerische“ (#86,082), „zeitgeschichtlichen“ (#86,083). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zauns“ bei #86,080. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zauns is uncommon German at frequency #86,080 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡saʊ̯ns]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zaun".

Zero misspellings are on record for Zauns in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zauns, spelled Z-A-U-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zaun

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 "Zauns"?
"Zauns" is spelled Z-A-U-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡saʊ̯ns].
What does "Zauns" mean?
As a noun, "Zauns" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zaun
How do you pronounce "Zauns"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zauns" is [t͡saʊ̯ns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zauns" come from?
"Zauns" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ypern#86,076wäret#86,075Äxten#86,108Welse#86,049

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list