Zündung
German, noun[ˈtsʏndʊŋ]
Zündung is spelled Z-Ü-N-D-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written German, the 27,235th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zündung is a German feminine noun meaning “ignition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Initiierung einer chemischen Reaktion durch Zuführung von Energie in geeigneter Form (zum Beispiel in Form…”.
What does Zündung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineignition
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Initiierung einer chemischen Reaktion durch Zuführung von Energie in geeigneter Form (zum Beispiel in Form von Wärme oder Licht) beim Starten eines Verbrennungsmotors oder der Auslösung einer Sprengung 2. Bezeichnung für den Zündapparat eines Fahrzeug-Motors
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 Zündung
- Zündungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zündung?
- [ˈtsʏndʊŋ]
- [ˈt͡sʏndʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zündung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zündung in German?
Zündung appears 1.7 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).