Zunge
German, noun/ˈt͡sʊŋə/
Zunge is spelled Z-U-N-G-E (5 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written German, the 4,345th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zunge is a German feminine noun meaning “tongue (organ in the mouth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das bewegliche Organ im Mund, mit dem man schmeckt, schleckt, leckt, die Nahrung hin und her schiebt und…”.
What does Zunge mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininetongue (organ in the mouth)
- 2
femininetongue (flap in a shoe)
- 3
archaicfemininelanguage
Menschen anderer Zunge
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das bewegliche Organ im Mund, mit dem man schmeckt, schleckt, leckt, die Nahrung hin und her schiebt und spricht 2. bewegliche Lasche in der Mitte des Schuhs 3. Teil in einem Musikinstrument, das im Luftstrom schwingt 4. Sprache
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 Zunge
- Zungen plural
- Zünglein diminutive neuter
- Züngelchen diminutive neuter
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zunge?
- /ˈt͡sʊŋə/
- [ˈt͡sʊŋə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zunge
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zunge in German?
Zunge appears 18 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).