Ziegenmilch

[ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌmɪlç]

/[ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌmɪlç]/ noun

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The verdict

“Ziegenmilch” is uncommon German (frequency #87,309 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,309
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Milch von der Ziege

Key facts for Ziegenmilch
PropertyValue
HeadwordZiegenmilch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌmɪlç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,309
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ziegenmilch” 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). Ziegenmilch lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

Ziegenmilch is uncommon German at frequency #87,309 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌmɪlç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Milch von der Ziege".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Ziegenmilch in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ziegenmilch, spelled Z-I-E-G-E-N-M-I-L-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Milch von der Ziege

This word in other languages

goat's milk(English)

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 "Ziegenmilch"?
"Ziegenmilch" is spelled Z-I-E-G-E-N-M-I-L-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌmɪlç].
What does "Ziegenmilch" mean?
As a noun, "Ziegenmilch" means: Milch von der Ziege
How do you pronounce "Ziegenmilch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ziegenmilch" is [ˈt͡siːɡn̩ˌmɪlç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ziegenmilch" come from?
"Ziegenmilch" 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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Using “Ziegenmilch”

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

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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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