zünden
\ˈt͡sʏndn̩\
The verdict
“zünden” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - S'allumer, s'embraser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zunden · zünden · French
zünden · 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 | zünden |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈt͡sʏndn̩\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
zünden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈt͡sʏndn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zünden, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is zünden, spelled Z-Ü-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1S'allumer, s'embraser.
- 2Allumer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zünden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei einem ersten Startversuch im vergangenen Jahr hatte der Antrieb der zweiten Raketenstufe nicht gezündet. Da die Mission keine Aussicht auf Erfolg hatte, war wenige Minuten nach dem Abheben die Selbstzerstörung der Trägerrakete ausgelöst worden.
Wie kannst du es zulassen, dass dein sechsjähriger Sohn Knallkörper zündet, die nur an Erwachsene abgegeben werden dürfen?
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.