zigmal

[ˈt͡sɪçmaːl]

/[ˈt͡sɪçmaːl]/ adv

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The verdict

“zigmal” is uncommon German (frequency #79,985 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,985
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ziemlich/ sehr häufig

Corpus desk

Index DE-zigmal · zigmal · German

zigmal · rank #79,985 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,985
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zielland

Nearest frequency peer: Zielland (-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 „zigmal“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zigmal
PropertyValue
Headwordzigmal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈt͡sɪçmaːl]
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,985
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zigmal“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zielland“ (#79,984), „Znaim“ (#79,986), „Ziegenbock“ (#79,983). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zigmal“ bei #79,985. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zigmal is uncommon German at frequency #79,985 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈt͡sɪçmaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ziemlich/ sehr häufig".

No generated misspelling entries exist for zigmal in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zigmal, spelled Z-I-G-M-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    ziemlich/ sehr häufig

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Auch die Wahrscheinlichkeit, am Anfang zigmal ins kühle Nass zu plumpsen - wie der berühmte Sack Steine -, machte mich eher unwillig.“
  2. „Immerhin war eines davon lange Zeit das Rad seiner Frau gewesen und zigmal eigenhändig von ihm repariert worden.“

Antonyms

einmalzweimaldreimalviermal

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 "zigmal"?
"zigmal" is spelled Z-I-G-M-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɪçmaːl].
What does "zigmal" mean?
As an adverb, "zigmal" means: ziemlich/ sehr häufig
How do you pronounce "zigmal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zigmal" is [ˈt͡sɪçmaːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zigmal" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Zossen#79,988wohlan#79,959Wadern#79,919vorlas#79,912

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list