Zierbrunnen
[ˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌbʁʊnən]
The verdict
“Zierbrunnen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Brunnen/Wasserbecken mit fließendem Wasser, als Zierde eines Raumes oder Platzes
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zierbrunnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌbʁʊnən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zierbrunnen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Zierbrunnen is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡siːɐ̯ˌbʁʊnən]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Brunnen/Wasserbecken mit fließendem Wasser, als Zierde eines Raumes oder Platzes".
Zierbrunnen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Zierbrunnen, spelled Z-I-E-R-B-R-U-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1Brunnen/Wasserbecken mit fließendem Wasser, als Zierde eines Raumes oder Platzes
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.
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Using “Zierbrunnen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-I-E-R-B-R-U-N-N-E-N - 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.