Zungenheld
[ˈt͡sʊŋənˌhɛlt]
The verdict
“Zungenheld” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemand, der sich in prahlerischer Rede zu Unrecht rühmt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zungenheld |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sʊŋənˌhɛlt] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zungenheld” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Zungenheld is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡sʊŋənˌhɛlt]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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
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.
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Using “Zungenheld”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-N-G-E-N-H-E-L-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡sʊŋənˌhɛlt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.