Zündschlüssel
[ˈt͡sʏntˌʃlʏsl̩]
The verdict
“Zündschlüssel” is uncommon German (frequency #95,192 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,192
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Schlüssel, mit dem man einen Motor starten kann
Corpus desk
Index DE-zundschlussel · Zündschlüssel · German
Zündschlüssel · rank #95,192 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,192
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 37,643
- PHOTO-FINISH Zwischenräumen
Nearest frequency peer: Zwischenräumen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Zündschlüssel”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Zweideutigk…
Zweideutigkeit
4,813 corpus weight
- Zweigs
Zweigs
4,812 corpus weight
- zweiwöchige
zweiwöchige
4,811 corpus weight
- Zwischenräu…
Zwischenräumen
4,810 corpus weight
- Zündschlüss…
Zündschlüssel
4,809 corpus weight
- état
état
4,807 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Zündschlüssel” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zündschlüssel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sʏntˌʃlʏsl̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #95,192 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zündschlüssel” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Zündschlüssel is uncommon German at frequency #95,192 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sʏntˌʃlʏsl̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Schlüssel, mit dem man einen Motor starten kann".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Zündschlüssel in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zündschlüssel, spelled Z-Ü-N-D-S-C-H-L-Ü-S-S-E-L.
Definition
- 1Schlüssel, mit dem man einen Motor starten kann
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zündschlüssel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.