zorniger
[ˈt͡sɔʁnɪɡɐ]
The verdict
“zorniger” is uncommon German (frequency #53,398 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,398
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zornig
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zorniger |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɔʁnɪɡɐ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #53,398 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zorniger” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zorniger is uncommon German at frequency #53,398 among 37,643 “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
- 1Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zornig
- 2Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zornig
- 3Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zornig
- 4Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zornig
- 5Nominativ 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.
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Using “zorniger”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-O-R-N-I-G-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.