Zirrus
[ˈt͡sɪʁʊs]
The verdict
“Zirrus” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - federartig zerfranste Eiswolke in großer Höhe
Corpus desk
Index DE-zirrus · Zirrus · German
Zirrus · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 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 | Zirrus |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɪʁʊs] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zirrus“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zirrus is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sɪʁʊs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "federartig zerfranste Eiswolke in großer Höhe".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Zirrus 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.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zirrus, spelled Z-I-R-R-U-S.
Definition
- 1federartig zerfranste Eiswolke in großer Höhe
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zirrus appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wenn Zirren aus einer Richtung immer zahlreicher werden, ändert sich meistens das Wetter.“
Die Kondensstreifen von hochfliegenden Flugzeugen werden zu den künstlich erzeugten Zirren gezählt.
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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.