züngel
[ˈt͡sʏŋl̩]
The verdict
“züngel” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs züngeln
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | züngel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sʏŋl̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “züngel” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for züngel is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡sʏŋl̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for züngel, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is züngel, spelled Z-Ü-N-G-E-L.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs züngeln
- 21. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs züngeln
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “züngel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-Ü-N-G-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.