Ziborium
[t͡siˈboːʁiʊm]
The verdict
“Ziborium” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein kunstvoller, vielfach geschmückter Überbau über einem Altar
Corpus desk
Index DE-ziborium · Ziborium · German
Ziborium · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Ziborium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡siˈboːʁiʊm] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ziborium“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ziborium is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡siˈboːʁiʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Ziborium doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ziborium, spelled Z-I-B-O-R-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1ein kunstvoller, vielfach geschmückter Überbau über einem Altar
- 2ein geweihter Hostienbehälter
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ziborium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das Ziborium konnte einen runden, rechteckigen oder polygonalen Grundriss haben.“
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.