zünftige

[ˈt͡sʏnftɪɡə]

/[ˈt͡sʏnftɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“zünftige” is uncommon German (frequency #83,591 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,591
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zünftig

Corpus desk

Index DE-zunftige · zünftige · German

zünftige · rank #83,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,591
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zypressen

Nearest frequency peer: zypressen (-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 „zünftige“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zünftige“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zünftige
PropertyValue
Headwordzünftige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡sʏnftɪɡə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#83,591
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zünftige“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zünftigefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zypressen“ (#83,590), „ängstigen“ (#83,592), „zwölfmal“ (#83,589). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zünftige“ bei #83,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zünftige is uncommon German at frequency #83,591 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡sʏnftɪɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for zünftige in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zünftige, spelled Z-Ü-N-F-T-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zünftig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zünftig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zünftig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zünftig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zünftig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zünftig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zünftig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zünftig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zünftig

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zünftige"?
"zünftige" is spelled Z-Ü-N-F-T-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʏnftɪɡə].
What does "zünftige" mean?
As an adjective, "zünftige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zünftig
How do you pronounce "zünftige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zünftige" is [ˈt͡sʏnftɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zünftige" come from?
"zünftige" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zünftige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zwölfmal#83,589Zunahmen#83,576Abbilder#83,608abbinden#83,609

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list