zum Exempel
[t͡sʊm ɛˈksɛmpl̩]
The verdict
“zum Exempel” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein Beispiel darstellend, als Beispiel dienend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zum Exempel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [t͡sʊm ɛˈksɛmpl̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zum Exempel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zum Exempel is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [t͡sʊm ɛˈksɛmpl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein Beispiel darstellend, als Beispiel dienend".
zum Exempel has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zum Exempel, spelled Z-U-M- -E-X-E-M-P-E-L.
Definition
- 1ein Beispiel darstellend, als Beispiel dienend
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “zum Exempel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-M- -E-X-E-M-P-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡sʊm ɛˈksɛmpl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.