Zentaur
[t͡sɛnˈtaʊ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Zentaur” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Wesen mit dem Körper eines Pferdes und dem Oberkörper eines Menschen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zentaur · Zentaur · German
Zentaur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Zentaur |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡sɛnˈtaʊ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zentaur“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zentaur is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡sɛnˈtaʊ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Zentaur in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Zentaur, spelled Z-E-N-T-A-U-R.
Definition
- 1Wesen mit dem Körper eines Pferdes und dem Oberkörper eines Menschen
- 2Sternbild des Südhimmels
- 3Wappentier
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zentaur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Achilleus wurde der griechisch Mythologie nach vom Zentauren Cheiron aufgezogen.
„Dieser hatte sich im Lasterpalast des Zentauren (Zentauren sind so) Verlockungen hingegeben und war zur Strafe und zum Spott so, wie er sich gerade aufgeführt hatte, in einen Zentauren verwandelt und versteinert worden.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.