zürnen
[ˈt͡sʏʁnən]
The verdict
“zürnen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zornig und voll Ärger (über jemanden) sein
Corpus desk
Index DE-zurnen · zürnen · German
zürnen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | zürnen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sʏʁnən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zürnen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zürnen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡sʏʁnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zornig und voll Ärger (über jemanden) sein".
Zero misspellings are on record for zürnen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zürnen, spelled Z-Ü-R-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1zornig und voll Ärger (über jemanden) sein
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zürnen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Mutter zürnt wohl, […].“
„Als wir unten waren, sagte er mit einer völlig unbefestigten Stimme: »Guten Abend, lieber, lieber Herr, zürnen Sie mir nicht, Ihrem höchst ergebenen Diener.«“
This word in other languages
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.