zünde

[ˈt͡sʏndə]

/[ˈt͡sʏndə]/ verb

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The verdict

“zünde” is uncommon German (frequency #65,930 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,930
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zünden

Key facts for zünde
PropertyValue
Headwordzünde
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡sʏndə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#65,930
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zünde” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). zünde lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zünde is uncommon German at frequency #65,930 among 37,643 “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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Using “zünde”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-Ü-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡sʏndə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list