Ziegenkäse

[ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌkɛːzə]

/[ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌkɛːzə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ziegenkäse” is uncommon German (frequency #52,604 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,604
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus Ziegenmilch hergestellter Käse

Corpus desk

Index DE-ziegenkase · Ziegenkäse · German

Ziegenkäse · rank #52,604 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,604
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zersetzen

Nearest frequency peer: zersetzen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Ziegenkäse“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Ziegenkäse“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ziegenkäse
PropertyValue
HeadwordZiegenkäse
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌkɛːzə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#52,604
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ziegenkäse“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Ziegenkäsefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zersetzen“ (#52,603), „zerfressen“ (#52,602), „Zinken“ (#52,606). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Ziegenkäse“ bei #52,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ziegenkäse is uncommon German at frequency #52,604 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌkɛːzə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aus Ziegenmilch hergestellter Käse".

Zero misspellings are on record for Ziegenkäse in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Ziegenkäse, spelled Z-I-E-G-E-N-K-Ä-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus Ziegenmilch hergestellter Käse

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Ziegenkäse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Für den einen ist Ziegenkäse eine Delikatesse, für den anderen etwas Ungenießbares.
  2. „Ich war lange vor Skral aus dem Zimmer gegangen, hatte mich auf diese wackeligen Stühle gesetzt, mir einen starken Tee gekocht und aß Feigen und Ziegenkäse dazu.“

Antonyms

KuhkäseSchafskäse

This word in other languages

goat's cheese(English)fromage de chèvre(Français)

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 "Ziegenkäse"?
"Ziegenkäse" is spelled Z-I-E-G-E-N-K-Ä-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌkɛːzə].
What does "Ziegenkäse" mean?
As a noun, "Ziegenkäse" means: aus Ziegenmilch hergestellter Käse
How do you pronounce "Ziegenkäse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ziegenkäse" is [ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌkɛːzə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ziegenkäse" come from?
"Ziegenkäse" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ziegenkäse", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zerfressen#52,602zementiert#52,600wörtlichen#52,595überbacken#52,616

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list