Ziegelei

[t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯]

/[t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ziegelei” is uncommon German (frequency #51,859 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,859
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Betrieb, der aus Ton Baumaterial (zum Beispiel Ziegel) brennt

Corpus desk

Index DE-ziegelei · Ziegelei · German

Ziegelei · rank #51,859 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,859
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zielpunkt

Nearest frequency peer: Zielpunkt (+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 „Ziegelei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ziegelei
PropertyValue
HeadwordZiegelei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,859
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ziegelei“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Ziegeleifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zielpunkt“ (#51,860), „zerbrochenen“ (#51,857), „zinnen“ (#51,861). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Ziegelei“ bei #51,859. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ziegelei is uncommon German at frequency #51,859 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Betrieb, der aus Ton Baumaterial (zum Beispiel Ziegel) brennt".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Ziegelei, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Ziegelei, spelled Z-I-E-G-E-L-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Betrieb, der aus Ton Baumaterial (zum Beispiel Ziegel) brennt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ziegelei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ziegeleien verbrauchen für ihre Öfen Brennstoff und sehr großen Mengen.
  2. Die Ziegelei brennt in ihrem Ringofen rund um die Uhr.

Synonyms

Ziegelwerk

This word in other languages

brickworks(English)tejar(Español)briqueterie(Français)

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 "Ziegelei"?
"Ziegelei" is spelled Z-I-E-G-E-L-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯].
What does "Ziegelei" mean?
As a noun, "Ziegelei" means: Betrieb, der aus Ton Baumaterial (zum Beispiel Ziegel) brennt
How do you pronounce "Ziegelei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ziegelei" is [t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ziegelei" come from?
"Ziegelei" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

währende#51,851willigte#51,842Whistler#51,837überhört#51,882

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list