Zünglein
German, noun/ˈt͡sʏŋlaɪ̯n/
Zünglein is spelled Z-Ü-N-G-L-E-I-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 75,468th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zünglein is a German neuter noun meaning “needle, pointer (of a balance scale)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of Zunge. The German Wiktionary defines it as “kleine Zunge”.
What does Zünglein mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdiminutive of Zunge
- 2
datedneuterneedle, pointer (of a balance scale)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. kleine Zunge 2. Stift oder Nadel zum Anzeigen von Messwerten
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 Zünglein
- Züngleins genitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zünglein?
- /ˈt͡sʏŋlaɪ̯n/
- [ˈt͡sʏŋlaɪ̯n]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Zünglein in German?
Zünglein appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).