Ziegelsteine
[ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯nə]
The verdict
“Ziegelsteine” is uncommon German (frequency #60,278 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #60,278
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Ziegelstein
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ziegelsteine |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯nə] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #60,278 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ziegelsteine” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Ziegelsteine is uncommon German at frequency #60,278 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯nə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Ziegelsteine has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Ziegelsteine, spelled Z-I-E-G-E-L-S-T-E-I-N-E.
Definition
- 1Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Ziegelstein
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Ziegelstein
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Ziegelstein
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Ziegelstein
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.
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Using “Ziegelsteine”
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-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌʃtaɪ̯nə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.