Zündholz
[ˈt͡sʏntˌhɔlt͡s]
The verdict
“Zündholz” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - fachsprachlich: Holzstäbchen, an dessen Kopf sich ein Material befindet, das sich – sobald man es über angeraute Pappe streicht – leicht entzündet
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zündholz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sʏntˌhɔlt͡s] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zündholz” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Zündholz is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡sʏntˌhɔlt͡s]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "fachsprachlich: Holzstäbchen, an dessen Kopf sich ein Material befindet, das sich – sobald man es über angeraute Pappe streicht – leicht entzündet".
No misspelling variants are generated for Zündholz in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Zündholz, spelled Z-Ü-N-D-H-O-L-Z.
Definition
- 1fachsprachlich: Holzstäbchen, an dessen Kopf sich ein Material befindet, das sich – sobald man es über angeraute Pappe streicht – leicht entzündet
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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 “Zündholz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-Ü-N-D-H-O-L-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.