Zensuren

[t͡sɛnˈzuːʁən]

/[t͡sɛnˈzuːʁən]/ noun

The verdict

“Zensuren” is uncommon German (frequency #84,830 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,830
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zensur

Corpus desk

Index DE-zensuren · Zensuren · German

Zensuren · rank #84,830 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,830
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zermahlen

Nearest frequency peer: zermahlen (+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 „Zensuren“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zensuren
PropertyValue
HeadwordZensuren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡sɛnˈzuːʁən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#84,830
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zensuren“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zermahlen“ (#84,831), „Zeder“ (#84,828), „zermalmt“ (#84,832). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zensuren“ bei #84,830. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zensuren is uncommon German at frequency #84,830 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡sɛnˈzuːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zensuren, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zensuren, spelled Z-E-N-S-U-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zensur
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Zensur
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Zensur
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Zensur

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 "Zensuren"?
"Zensuren" is spelled Z-E-N-S-U-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛnˈzuːʁən].
What does "Zensuren" mean?
As a noun, "Zensuren" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zensur
How do you pronounce "Zensuren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zensuren" is [t͡sɛnˈzuːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zensuren" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list