Zierde

[ˈt͡siːɐ̯də]

/[ˈt͡siːɐ̯də]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zierde” is uncommon German (frequency #56,701 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,701
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schmuck, Verschönerung, Verzierung

Corpus desk

Index DE-zierde · Zierde · German

Zierde · rank #56,701 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,701
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zerrte

Nearest frequency peer: zerrte (-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 „Zierde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zierde
PropertyValue
HeadwordZierde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡siːɐ̯də]
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,701
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zierde“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zierdefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zerrte“ (#56,700), „zeitweilige“ (#56,699), „Zimmermädchen“ (#56,703). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zierde“ bei #56,701. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zierde is uncommon German at frequency #56,701 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡siːɐ̯də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schmuck, Verschönerung, Verzierung".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zierde, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 Zierde, spelled Z-I-E-R-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Schmuck, Verschönerung, Verzierung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Eiche ist eine wahre Zierde für unseren Garten.
  2. „Marie singt auch sehr schön; jedem Chor würde sie zur Zierde gereichen.“

Antonyms

Unzierde

This word in other languages

ornament(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 "Zierde"?
"Zierde" is spelled Z-I-E-R-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡siːɐ̯də].
What does "Zierde" mean?
As a noun, "Zierde" means: Schmuck, Verschönerung, Verzierung
How do you pronounce "Zierde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zierde" is [ˈt͡siːɐ̯də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zierde" come from?
"Zierde" 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 "Zierde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zerrte#56,700Zither#56,704zäunen#56,717Vreden#56,671

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list