Ziegeleien

[t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯ən]

/[t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯ən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ziegeleien” is uncommon German (frequency #96,560 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#96,560
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ziegelei

Key facts for Ziegeleien
PropertyValue
HeadwordZiegeleien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯ən]
Letters10
Frequency rank#96,560
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ziegeleien” 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). Ziegeleien 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

Ziegeleien is uncommon German at frequency #96,560 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Ziegeleien in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Ziegeleien, spelled Z-I-E-G-E-L-E-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ziegelei
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Ziegelei
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Ziegelei
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Ziegelei

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 "Ziegeleien"?
"Ziegeleien" is spelled Z-I-E-G-E-L-E-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯ən].
What does "Ziegeleien" mean?
As a noun, "Ziegeleien" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ziegelei
How do you pronounce "Ziegeleien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ziegeleien" is [t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯ən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ziegeleien" come from?
"Ziegeleien" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “Ziegeleien”

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-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡siːɡəˈlaɪ̯ən] (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list