Zündkraut
[ˈt͡sʏntˌkʁaʊ̯t]
The verdict
“Zündkraut” 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) - feines Pulver, das als Zündmittel dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-zundkraut · Zündkraut · German
Zündkraut · 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 | Zündkraut |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sʏntˌkʁaʊ̯t] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zündkraut“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zündkraut is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sʏntˌkʁaʊ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "feines Pulver, das als Zündmittel dient".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zündkraut, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zündkraut, spelled Z-Ü-N-D-K-R-A-U-T.
Definition
- 1feines Pulver, das als Zündmittel dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zündkraut appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er drückte den Pfanndeckel der Waffe an der Thekenplatte auf, kippte das Zündkraut heraus und legte die Pistole wieder hin.“
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.