Zisterne

[t͡sɪsˈtɛʁnə]

/[t͡sɪsˈtɛʁnə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zisterne” is uncommon German (frequency #58,477 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,477
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - meist unterirdischer und abgedeckter Auffang- und Sammelbehälter für Regenwasser und anderes Oberflächenwasser

Corpus desk

Index DE-zisterne · Zisterne · German

Zisterne · rank #58,477 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,477
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zielten

Nearest frequency peer: zielten (-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 „Zisterne“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zisterne
PropertyValue
HeadwordZisterne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡sɪsˈtɛʁnə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,477
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zisterne“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zisternefällt 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: „zielten“ (#58,476), „zerkleinern“ (#58,475), „Zangen“ (#58,474). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zisterne“ bei #58,477. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zisterne is uncommon German at frequency #58,477 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡sɪsˈtɛʁnə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zisterne, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zisterne, spelled Z-I-S-T-E-R-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    meist unterirdischer und abgedeckter Auffang- und Sammelbehälter für Regenwasser und anderes Oberflächenwasser
  2. 2
    mit Flüssigkeit gefüllter Hohlraum in Organen oder Zellen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Zisterne der Burg war für viele Wochen Wasserbedarf ausgelegt.
  2. „Gespeist wurde die Zisterne vom Regenwasser und einem kleinen Bach, der in der Nähe des Grundstücks leise vor sich hin plätscherte.“

This word in other languages

cistern(English)cisterna(Español)citerne(Français)cisterna(Português)

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 "Zisterne"?
"Zisterne" is spelled Z-I-S-T-E-R-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɪsˈtɛʁnə].
What does "Zisterne" mean?
As a noun, "Zisterne" means: meist unterirdischer und abgedeckter Auffang- und Sammelbehälter für Regenwasser und anderes Oberflächenwasser
How do you pronounce "Zisterne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zisterne" is [t͡sɪsˈtɛʁnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zisterne" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list