Zinne
[ˈt͡sɪnə]
The verdict
“Zinne” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Schutzvorrichtung auf Burgen, Mauern oder Ähnlichem, die eine Gegenwehr ermöglicht
Corpus desk
Index DE-zinne · Zinne · German
Zinne · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zinne |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɪnə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zinne“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zinne is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɪnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zinne, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zinne, spelled Z-I-N-N-E.
Definition
- 1Schutzvorrichtung auf Burgen, Mauern oder Ähnlichem, die eine Gegenwehr ermöglicht
- 2der oberste Punkt eines Berges
- 3Dachterrasse
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zinne appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Bogenschützen fanden Schutz hinter der Zinne und konnten gleichzeitig ein Ziel erfassen.
„Wohl mehr als 300000 Menschen leben hinter den Zinnen der Stadt, auf einer Fläche, die jene des antiken Rom übertrifft.“
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.