Zündkerzen

[ˈt͡sʏntˌkɛʁt͡sn̩]

/[ˈt͡sʏntˌkɛʁt͡sn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zündkerzen” is uncommon German (frequency #82,413 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,413
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zündkerze

Corpus desk

Index DE-zundkerzen · Zündkerzen · German

Zündkerzen · rank #82,413 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,413
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zärtlicher

Nearest frequency peer: zärtlicher (-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 „Zündkerzen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zündkerzen
PropertyValue
HeadwordZündkerzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sʏntˌkɛʁt͡sn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#82,413
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zündkerzen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zündkerzenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zärtlicher“ (#82,412), „Ökonomik“ (#82,414), „Zähnchen“ (#82,411). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zündkerzen“ bei #82,413. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zündkerzen is uncommon German at frequency #82,413 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sʏntˌkɛʁt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zündkerzen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zündkerzen, spelled Z-Ü-N-D-K-E-R-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zündkerze
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Zündkerze
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Zündkerze
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Zündkerze

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 "Zündkerzen"?
"Zündkerzen" is spelled Z-Ü-N-D-K-E-R-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʏntˌkɛʁt͡sn̩].
What does "Zündkerzen" mean?
As a noun, "Zündkerzen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zündkerze
How do you pronounce "Zündkerzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zündkerzen" is [ˈt͡sʏntˌkɛʁt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zündkerzen" come from?
"Zündkerzen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zärtlicher#82,412Zwiefalten#82,409überführte#82,418Überlasten#82,420

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list