zenith

[ˈzenɪθ]

/[ˈzenɪθ]/ noun

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The verdict

“zenith” is uncommon German (frequency #60,275 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,275
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Zenit

Corpus desk

Index DE-zenith · zenith · German

zenith · rank #60,275 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,275
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeitungsberic…

Nearest frequency peer: Zeitungsbericht (-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 „zenith“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zenith
PropertyValue
Headwordzenith
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzenɪθ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,275
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zenith“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zeitungsbericht“ (#60,274), „Zentralschweiz“ (#60,276), „Zeichentrickfilm“ (#60,273). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zenith“ bei #60,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zenith is uncommon German at frequency #60,275 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzenɪθ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Zenit".

No misspelling variants are generated for zenith in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 zenith, spelled Z-E-N-I-T-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Zenit

Synonyms

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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 "zenith"?
"zenith" is spelled Z-E-N-I-T-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzenɪθ].
What does "zenith" mean?
As a noun, "zenith" means: der Zenit
How do you pronounce "zenith"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zenith" is [ˈzenɪθ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zenith" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Witzes#60,266ablöst#60,312Vuelta#60,232affair#60,320

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list