Zinnober

[t͡sɪˈnoːbɐ]

/[t͡sɪˈnoːbɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zinnober” is uncommon German (frequency #83,558 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,558
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - blutrotes, zuweilen auch schwarzes Sulfid-Mineral (Quecksilbersulfid), in der roten Form als Pigment (Malerfarbe) verwendet

Corpus desk

Index DE-zinnober · Zinnober · German

Zinnober · rank #83,558 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,558
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zerzaust

Nearest frequency peer: zerzaust (-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 „Zinnober“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zinnober
PropertyValue
HeadwordZinnober
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡sɪˈnoːbɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,558
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zinnober“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zerzaust“ (#83,557), „Zinseszins“ (#83,559), „zerstörst“ (#83,556). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zinnober“ bei #83,558. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zinnober is uncommon German at frequency #83,558 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡sɪˈnoːbɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Zinnober in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zinnober, spelled Z-I-N-N-O-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    blutrotes, zuweilen auch schwarzes Sulfid-Mineral (Quecksilbersulfid), in der roten Form als Pigment (Malerfarbe) verwendet
  2. 2
    unnötiges Zeug

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Für das Rot des Mantels benutzte er Zinnober.
  2. „Wirf diesen Zinnober doch endlich weg!“

Synonyms

CinnabaritPlunder

This word in other languages

cinnabar(English)cinabrio(Español)cinabre(Français)

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 "Zinnober"?
"Zinnober" is spelled Z-I-N-N-O-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɪˈnoːbɐ].
What does "Zinnober" mean?
As a noun, "Zinnober" means: blutrotes, zuweilen auch schwarzes Sulfid-Mineral (Quecksilbersulfid), in der roten Form als Pigment (Malerfarbe) verwendet
How do you pronounce "Zinnober"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zinnober" is [t͡sɪˈnoːbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zinnober" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

zerzaust#83,557Zufällen#83,567Zunahmen#83,576zwölfmal#83,589

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list