Ziller

[ˈt͡sɪlɐ]

/[ˈt͡sɪlɐ]/ name

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The verdict

“Ziller” is uncommon German (frequency #82,394 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,394
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Fluss in Österreich, rechter Nebenfluss des Inn

Corpus desk

Index DE-ziller · Ziller · German

Ziller · rank #82,394 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,394
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zimmerdecke

Nearest frequency peer: Zimmerdecke (+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 „Ziller“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Ziller
PropertyValue
HeadwordZiller
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈt͡sɪlɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#82,394
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Ziller“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zillerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zimmerdecke“ (#82,395), „Zimmerei“ (#82,396), „zornigen“ (#82,397). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Ziller“ bei #82,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Ziller is uncommon German at frequency #82,394 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɪlɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Fluss in Österreich, rechter Nebenfluss des Inn".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Ziller in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Ziller, spelled Z-I-L-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    ein Fluss in Österreich, rechter Nebenfluss des Inn

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Ziller entwässert das Zillertal.

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 "Ziller"?
"Ziller" is spelled Z-I-L-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɪlɐ].
What does "Ziller" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ziller" means: ein Fluss in Österreich, rechter Nebenfluss des Inn
How do you pronounce "Ziller"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ziller" is [ˈt͡sɪlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ziller" come from?
"Ziller" 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 "Ziller", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zulegt#82,399Zahnes#82,376Wolffs#82,366Acetat#82,453

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list