Zugunglück

[ˈt͡suːkʔʊnˌɡlʏk]

/[ˈt͡suːkʔʊnˌɡlʏk]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zugunglück” is uncommon German (frequency #56,708 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,708
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unfall eines Zuges

Corpus desk

Index DE-zugungluck · Zugunglück · German

Zugunglück · rank #56,708 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,708
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zuordnet

Nearest frequency peer: zuordnet (+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 „Zugunglück“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zugunglück
PropertyValue
HeadwordZugunglück
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡suːkʔʊnˌɡlʏk]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,708
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zugunglück“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zuordnet“ (#56,709), „zufriedengeben“ (#56,706), „zusammenfallen“ (#56,710). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zugunglück“ bei #56,708. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zugunglück is uncommon German at frequency #56,708 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡suːkʔʊnˌɡlʏk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Unfall eines Zuges".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zugunglück, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zugunglück, spelled Z-U-G-U-N-G-L-Ü-C-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Unfall eines Zuges

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In der Nacht zum 22. Dezember 1939 rasten zwei D-Züge im brandenburgischen Genthin ineinander. 278 Menschen starben, 453 wurden verletzt. Die Tragödie gilt als das schwerste Zugunglück der deutschen Geschichte.“
  2. „Jürgen hatte sich ein Zugunglück gewünscht, das ihr lauter Narben ins Gesicht gemalt hätte.“

Synonyms

EisenbahnunfallEisenbahnunglückZugunfall

This word in other languages

train crash(English)

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 "Zugunglück"?
"Zugunglück" is spelled Z-U-G-U-N-G-L-Ü-C-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːkʔʊnˌɡlʏk].
What does "Zugunglück" mean?
As a noun, "Zugunglück" means: Unfall eines Zuges
How do you pronounce "Zugunglück"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zugunglück" is [ˈt͡suːkʔʊnˌɡlʏk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zugunglück" come from?
"Zugunglück" 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 "Zugunglück", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zuzuwenden#56,712abzulassen#56,730widersteht#56,684allfällige#56,740

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list