Ziegelei

[t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯]

/[t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ziegelei” is uncommon German (frequency #51,859 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,859
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Betrieb, der aus Ton Baumaterial (zum Beispiel Ziegel) brennt

Key facts for Ziegelei
PropertyValue
HeadwordZiegelei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,859
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ziegelei” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Ziegelei lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ziegelei is uncommon German at frequency #51,859 among 37,643 “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

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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Using “Ziegelei”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-I-E-G-E-L-E-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list