Zögling
[ˈt͡søːklɪŋ]
The verdict
“Zögling” is uncommon German (frequency #80,003 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #80,003
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Jugendlicher in der Erziehung oder Ausbildung
Corpus desk
Index DE-zogling · Zögling · German
Zögling · rank #80,003 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #80,003
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zähigkeit
Nearest frequency peer: Zähigkeit (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Zögling”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Zyperns
Zyperns
20,000 corpus weight
- Zähigkeit
Zähigkeit
19,999 corpus weight
- Zögling
Zögling
19,998 corpus weight
- Äbte
Äbte
19,997 corpus weight
- ölige
ölige
19,996 corpus weight
- überblickt
überblickt
19,994 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Zögling” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zögling |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡søːklɪŋ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #80,003 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Zögling” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
Rare enough to double-check
Zögling is uncommon German at frequency #80,003 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡søːklɪŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Jugendlicher in der Erziehung oder Ausbildung".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zögling, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zögling, spelled Z-Ö-G-L-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Jugendlicher in der Erziehung oder Ausbildung
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zögling appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Zögling hat noch viel zu lernen.
„Der Zögling nickte Beifall zu.“
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 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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