Zündschloss
[ˈt͡sʏntˌʃlɔs]
The verdict
“Zündschloss” is uncommon German (frequency #88,584 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,584
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Vorrichtung, mit der man mittels des passenden Schlüssels einen Motor starten kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-zundschloss · Zündschloss · German
Zündschloss · rank #88,584 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,584
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH älterem
Nearest frequency peer: älterem (+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 „Zündschloss“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- zwingst
zwingst
11,420 corpus weight
- zwinkert
zwinkert
11,419 corpus weight
- Zündschloss
Zündschloss
11,417 corpus weight
- älterem
älterem
11,416 corpus weight
- Äuglein
Äuglein
11,415 corpus weight
- Öffnungszeit
Öffnungszeit
11,414 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zündschloss“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zündschloss |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sʏntˌʃlɔs] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #88,584 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zündschloss“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zündschloss is uncommon German at frequency #88,584 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sʏntˌʃlɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Vorrichtung, mit der man mittels des passenden Schlüssels einen Motor starten kann".
Zündschloss has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zündschloss, spelled Z-Ü-N-D-S-C-H-L-O-S-S.
Definition
- 1Vorrichtung, mit der man mittels des passenden Schlüssels einen Motor starten kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zündschloss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mithilfe des Zündschlosses kann man die Lenkradsperre eines Autos einstellen.
„Im Skandal um den verspäteten Rückruf von Fahrzeugen mit defekten Zündschlössern hat der US-Autohersteller General Motors (GM) fast 100 Todesfälle eingeräumt.“
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.
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