zünde

[ˈt͡sʏndə]

/[ˈt͡sʏndə]/ verb

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The verdict

“zünde” is uncommon German (frequency #65,930 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,930
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zünden

Corpus desk

Index DE-zunde · zünde · German

zünde · rank #65,930 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,930
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zyklische

Nearest frequency peer: zyklische (-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 „zünde“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zünde
PropertyValue
Headwordzünde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡sʏndə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,930
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zünde“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zündefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zyklische“ (#65,929), „Ärmelkanal“ (#65,931), „Zwitter“ (#65,928). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zünde“ bei #65,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zünde is uncommon German at frequency #65,930 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡sʏndə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for zünde in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zünde, spelled Z-Ü-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zünden
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zünden
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zünden
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zünden

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 "zünde"?
"zünde" is spelled Z-Ü-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʏndə].
What does "zünde" mean?
As a verb, "zünde" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zünden
How do you pronounce "zünde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zünde" is [ˈt͡sʏndə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zünde" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zloty#65,915Aigen#65,955Wälle#65,901Arles#65,990

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list