Ziegelwerk
[ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌvɛʁk]
The verdict
“Ziegelwerk” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Werk, das Ziegel herstellt
Corpus desk
Index DE-ziegelwerk · Ziegelwerk · German
Ziegelwerk · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | Ziegelwerk |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌvɛʁk] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Ziegelwerk“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Ziegelwerk is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡siːɡl̩ˌvɛʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Ziegelwerk, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ziegelwerk, spelled Z-I-E-G-E-L-W-E-R-K.
Definition
- 1Werk, das Ziegel herstellt
- 2mit Ziegeln errichtetes/gestaltetes Mauerwerk
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Ziegelwerk appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Eben wurde beim Weine die Stimmung freier, da kam plötzlich die Meldung, Herr Hoang aus dem Ministerium der öffentlichen Arbeiten, der die Ziegelwerke leitet, sei zum Trauerbesuche gekommen.“
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.