Zungenheld
[ˈt͡sʊŋənˌhɛlt]
The verdict
“Zungenheld” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemand, der sich in prahlerischer Rede zu Unrecht rühmt
Corpus desk
Index DE-zungenheld · Zungenheld · German
Zungenheld · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zungenheld |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sʊŋənˌhɛlt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zungenheld“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zungenheld is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sʊŋənˌhɛlt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemand, der sich in prahlerischer Rede zu Unrecht rühmt".
Zungenheld doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zungenheld, spelled Z-U-N-G-E-N-H-E-L-D.
Definition
- 1jemand, der sich in prahlerischer Rede zu Unrecht rühmt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zungenheld appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wie ein Pasquille auf die Menschheit stand er da, der junge wohlgewachsene Zungenheld, mit der edlen Römermiene, ein echter Cäsarkopf, bärtig und gelockt, mit Augen, aus denen Geist und Herz zu sprechen schien, – und doch so charakterlos, so unverschämt, so gleichgültig gegen Ehre und Schande!“
Synonyms
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.