Ziegelstein

[ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n]

/[ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ziegelstein” is an uncommon German word, ranked #59,354 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#59,354
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - laienhafte Bezeichnung für den Ziegel, eine im Bauwesen verwendete Grobkeramik

Key facts for Ziegelstein
PropertyValue
HeadwordZiegelstein
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n]
Letters11
Frequency rank#59,354
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ziegelstein” 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). Ziegelstein lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Ziegelstein is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Corpus data places it at rank #59,354 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "laienhafte Bezeichnung für den Ziegel, eine im Bauwesen verwendete Grobkeramik".

Ziegelstein doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 Ziegelstein, spelled Z-I-E-G-E-L-S-T-E-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    laienhafte Bezeichnung für den Ziegel, eine im Bauwesen verwendete Grobkeramik

Synonyms

BacksteinZiegel

This word in other languages

brick(English)ladrillo(Español)brique(Français)tijolo(Português)

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 "Ziegelstein"?
"Ziegelstein" is spelled Z-I-E-G-E-L-S-T-E-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n].
What does "Ziegelstein" mean?
As a noun, "Ziegelstein" means: laienhafte Bezeichnung für den Ziegel, eine im Bauwesen verwendete Grobkeramik
How do you pronounce "Ziegelstein"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ziegelstein" is [ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ziegelstein" come from?
"Ziegelstein" 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 “Ziegelstein”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-I-E-G-E-L-S-T-E-I-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯n] (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
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