Zimmerei
[ˌt͡sɪməˈʁaɪ̯]
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
- Ziller
Ziller
17,607 corpus weight
- Zimmerdecke
Zimmerdecke
17,606 corpus weight
- Zimmerei
Zimmerei
17,605 corpus weight
- zornigen
zornigen
17,604 corpus weight
- zulegt
zulegt
17,602 corpus weight
- zurückhaben
zurückhaben
17,601 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zimmerei“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zimmerei |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌt͡sɪməˈʁaɪ̯] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #82,396 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zimmerei“ im Deutschen
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
- 1Betrieb des Bauwesens, der den Baustoff Holz nutzt
- 2ohne Plural Tätigkeit/Berufsbild der in [1] arbeitenden Handwerker
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zimmerei appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das im Pfarrwald gewonnene Holz wurde schließlich von weiteren Arbeitskommandos in der lokalen Zimmerei und Tischlerei weiterverarbeitet.“
„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.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).