Zündschnur
German, noun/ˈt͡sʏntˌʃnuːɐ̯/
Zündschnur is spelled Z-Ü-N-D-S-C-H-N-U-R (10 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 98,214th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zündschnur is a German feminine noun meaning “fuse (explosives ignition mechanism)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “brennbare Schnur, die dazu dient eine Sprengladung nach Ablauf einer bestimmten Zeitspanne auszulösen”.
What does Zündschnur mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefuse (explosives ignition mechanism)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. brennbare Schnur, die dazu dient eine Sprengladung nach Ablauf einer bestimmten Zeitspanne auszulösen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zündschnur
- Zündschnüre plural
- Zündschnüren dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zündschnur?
- /ˈt͡sʏntˌʃnuːɐ̯/
- [ˈt͡sʏntˌʃnuːɐ̯]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zündschnur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zündschnur in German?
Zündschnur appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).