Zunder

[ˈt͡sʊndɐ]

/[ˈt͡sʊndɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zunder” is uncommon German (frequency #71,028 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#71,028
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - leicht brennbares Material, das zum Entfachen eines Feuers verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-zunder · Zunder · German

Zunder · rank #71,028 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #71,028
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zugedrückt

Nearest frequency peer: zugedrückt (-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 „Zunder“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zunder
PropertyValue
HeadwordZunder
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sʊndɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#71,028
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zunder“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zunderfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zugedrückt“ (#71,027), „zurechtzukommen“ (#71,029), „Zufahrten“ (#71,026). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zunder“ bei #71,028. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zunder is uncommon German at frequency #71,028 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sʊndɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Zunder in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zunder, spelled Z-U-N-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    leicht brennbares Material, das zum Entfachen eines Feuers verwendet wird
  2. 2
    das getrocknete Fleisch des Zunderschwamms

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ganz ohne Zunder ein Feuer zu machen ist ziemlich schwierig.
  2. „Die aus leicht gebauten Holzhäusern bestehenden Wohnviertel brannten wie Zunder.“

This word in other languages

tinder(English)yesca(Español)amadou(Français)

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 "Zunder"?
"Zunder" is spelled Z-U-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʊndɐ].
What does "Zunder" mean?
As a noun, "Zunder" means: leicht brennbares Material, das zum Entfachen eines Feuers verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "Zunder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zunder" is [ˈt͡sʊndɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zunder" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Aarhus#71,051abgebe#71,054Wasabi#70,984anchor#71,081

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list