Zicklein
[ˈt͡sɪklaɪ̯n]
The verdict
“Zicklein” 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) - junge Ziege
Corpus desk
Index DE-zicklein · Zicklein · German
Zicklein · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | Zicklein |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɪklaɪ̯n] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zicklein“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zicklein is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɪklaɪ̯n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "junge Ziege".
Zicklein doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zicklein, spelled Z-I-C-K-L-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1junge Ziege
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zicklein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In Wirklichkeit jedoch war sie fest entschlossen, sich nicht wie ein Zicklein an den Meistbietenden verkaufen zu lassen.“
„Seit Monaten kursieren im Netz haarsträubende Berichte über angebliche Untaten von Flüchtlingen, die Mär von den geschlachteten Zicklein aus dem Streichelzoo ist nur eine davon.“
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.