Ziegelmauer
[ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌmaʊ̯ɐ]
The verdict
“Ziegelmauer” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mauer, die aus Ziegeln errichtet wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-ziegelmauer · Ziegelmauer · German
Ziegelmauer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | Ziegelmauer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌmaʊ̯ɐ] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ziegelmauer“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ziegelmauer is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌmaʊ̯ɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mauer, die aus Ziegeln errichtet wurde".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Ziegelmauer, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Ziegelmauer, spelled Z-I-E-G-E-L-M-A-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mauer, die aus Ziegeln errichtet wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Ziegelmauer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das ermögliche eine Ortung durch eine Ziegelmauer von maximal 25 Zentimeter.“
„Er stellte fest, dass Krankenhausaufenthalte von Patienten, die durch ihr Fenster grüne Bäume sehen konnten, deutlich kürzer ausfielen als jene von Patienten, die auf eine Ziegelmauer blickten.“
Synonyms
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.