Zimmerei

[ˌt͡sɪməˈʁaɪ̯]

/[ˌt͡sɪməˈʁaɪ̯]/ noun

The verdict

“Zimmerei” is uncommon German (frequency #82,396 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,396
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Betrieb des Bauwesens, der den Baustoff Holz nutzt

Corpus desk

Index DE-zimmerei · Zimmerei · German

Zimmerei · rank #82,396 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,396
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 „Zimmerei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zimmerei
PropertyValue
HeadwordZimmerei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌt͡sɪməˈʁaɪ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,396
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zimmerei“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zimmerdecke“ (#82,395), „zornigen“ (#82,397), „Ziller“ (#82,394). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zimmerei“ bei #82,396. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zimmerei is uncommon German at frequency #82,396 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌt͡sɪməˈʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Zimmerei in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zimmerei, spelled Z-I-M-M-E-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Betrieb des Bauwesens, der den Baustoff Holz nutzt
  2. 2
    ohne Plural Tätigkeit/Berufsbild der in [1] arbeitenden Handwerker

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Das im Pfarrwald gewonnene Holz wurde schließlich von weiteren Arbeitskommandos in der lokalen Zimmerei und Tischlerei weiterverarbeitet.“
  2. „Nach dem frühen Tod des Firmengründers im Jahre 1886 übernahm Sohn Heinrich Friedrich Otto Bartels mit 24 Jahren die Zimmerei.“

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "Zimmerei"?
"Zimmerei" is spelled Z-I-M-M-E-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌt͡sɪməˈʁaɪ̯].
What does "Zimmerei" mean?
As a noun, "Zimmerei" means: Betrieb des Bauwesens, der den Baustoff Holz nutzt
How do you pronounce "Zimmerei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zimmerei" is [ˌt͡sɪməˈʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zimmerei" come from?
"Zimmerei" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list