Zündkerze
[ˈt͡sʏntˌkɛʁt͡sə]
The verdict
“Zündkerze” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teil eines Ottomotors, der das Kraftstoff-Luft-Gemisch innerhalb des Zylinders entzündet
Corpus desk
Index DE-zundkerze · Zündkerze · German
Zündkerze · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Zündkerze |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sʏntˌkɛʁt͡sə] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zündkerze“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zündkerze is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sʏntˌkɛʁt͡sə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Teil eines Ottomotors, der das Kraftstoff-Luft-Gemisch innerhalb des Zylinders entzündet".
Zero misspellings are on record for Zündkerze in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zündkerze, spelled Z-Ü-N-D-K-E-R-Z-E.
Definition
- 1Teil eines Ottomotors, der das Kraftstoff-Luft-Gemisch innerhalb des Zylinders entzündet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zündkerze appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zündkerzen müssen mit ihren Wärmewerten dem jeweiligen Motor angepasst sein.
This word in other languages
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.