zorniger

[ˈt͡sɔʁnɪɡɐ]

/[ˈt͡sɔʁnɪɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“zorniger” is uncommon German (frequency #53,398 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,398
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zornig

Corpus desk

Index DE-zorniger · zorniger · German

zorniger · rank #53,398 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,398
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zuckerwatte

Nearest frequency peer: Zuckerwatte (+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 „zorniger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zorniger
PropertyValue
Headwordzorniger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡sɔʁnɪɡɐ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#53,398
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zorniger“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zornigerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zuckerwatte“ (#53,399), „zerrissene“ (#53,396), „zukunftsweisende“ (#53,400). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zorniger“ bei #53,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zorniger is uncommon German at frequency #53,398 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡sɔʁnɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zorniger, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 zorniger, spelled Z-O-R-N-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zornig
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zornig
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zornig
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zornig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zornig

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 "zorniger"?
"zorniger" is spelled Z-O-R-N-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɔʁnɪɡɐ].
What does "zorniger" mean?
As an adjective, "zorniger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zornig
How do you pronounce "zorniger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zorniger" is [ˈt͡sɔʁnɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zorniger" come from?
"zorniger" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Wohngeld#53,389zusenden#53,407zuwandte#53,408Wirrwarr#53,383

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list