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Zündstoff

German[ˈt͡sʏntˌʃtɔf]

Zündstoff is a German noun. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Substanz, die sich leicht entzünden lässt, um etwas zur Explosion zu bringen”; the English Wiktionary has no entry for it yet.

How German dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Substanz, die sich leicht entzünden lässt, um etwas zur Explosion zu bringen 2. etwas, das eine Auseinandersetzung, eine heftige Diskussion, einen Konflikt auslöst

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 Zündstoff

  • Zündstoffe nominative plural
  • Zündstoffs genitive singular
  • Zündstoffes genitive singular
  • Zündstoffen dative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce Zündstoff?

  • [ˈt͡sʏntˌʃtɔf]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is Zündstoff in German?

Zündstoff appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).