zielführende

Name: zielführende, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈt͡siːlˌfyːʁəndə]

/[ˈt͡siːlˌfyːʁəndə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“zielführende” is uncommon German (frequency #97,998 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,998
frequency rank, German: 37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zielführend

Key facts for zielführende
Property	Value
Headword	zielführende
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈt͡siːlˌfyːʁəndə]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#97,998
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zielführende” 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). zielführende lands here:

#97,998

#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

zielführende is uncommon German at frequency #97,998 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡siːlˌfyːʁəndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zielführende, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 zielführende, spelled Z-I-E-L-F-Ü-H-R-E-N-D-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zielführend
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zielführend
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zielführend
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Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zielführend
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zielführend
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zielführend
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zielführend
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Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zielführend
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zielführend

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 "zielführende"?

"zielführende" is spelled Z-I-E-L-F-Ü-H-R-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡siːlˌfyːʁəndə].

What does "zielführende" mean?

As an adjective, "zielführende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zielführend

How do you pronounce "zielführende"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zielführende" is [ˈt͡siːlˌfyːʁəndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "zielführende" come from?

"zielführende" 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 “zielführende”

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

The one correct German spelling is Z-I-E-L-F-Ü-H-R-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.