Zündholz
[ˈt͡sʏntˌhɔlt͡s]
The verdict
“Zündholz” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fachsprachlich: Holzstäbchen, an dessen Kopf sich ein Material befindet, das sich – sobald man es über angeraute Pappe streicht – leicht entzündet
Corpus desk
Index DE-zundholz · Zündholz · German
Zündholz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zündholz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sʏntˌhɔlt͡s] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zündholz“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zündholz is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sʏntˌhɔlt͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zündholz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Fabian nahm eine Zigarette und strich das Zündholz so behutsam an, als fürchte er, der Reibfläche weh zu tun.“
„Dann holte er ein paar Zündhölzer hervor und gab sie dem Mann.“
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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.