Zehenspitze

[ˈt͡seːənˌʃpɪt͡sə]

/[ˈt͡seːənˌʃpɪt͡sə]/ noun

The verdict

“Zehenspitze” 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 May 6, 2026) - vorderster Bereich einer Zehe

Key facts for Zehenspitze
PropertyValue
HeadwordZehenspitze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡seːənˌʃpɪt͡sə]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Zehenspitze” sits in German frequency

Zehenspitze falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zehenspitze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡seːənˌʃpɪt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "vorderster Bereich einer Zehe".

Zehenspitze doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 Zehenspitze, spelled Z-E-H-E-N-S-P-I-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    vorderster Bereich einer Zehe

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zehenspitze"?
"Zehenspitze" is spelled Z-E-H-E-N-S-P-I-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡seːənˌʃpɪt͡sə].
What does "Zehenspitze" mean?
As a noun, "Zehenspitze" means: vorderster Bereich einer Zehe
How do you pronounce "Zehenspitze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zehenspitze" is [ˈt͡seːənˌʃpɪt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zehenspitze" come from?
"Zehenspitze" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Zehenspitze”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-E-H-E-N-S-P-I-T-Z-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡seːənˌʃpɪt͡sə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list