Which to use
“Zebra” and “zebras” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,141
- “Zebra” frequency rank
- #38,533
- “zebras” frequency rank
- 65674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Zebra | zebras |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein in Afrika beheimatetes, zur Gattung der Pferde (Equidae) gehörendes, wildlebendes Huftier (Hippotigris), dessen Fell einen – je nach Art / Unterart – weißlichen bis hellbraunen Grundton mit bräunlichen bis schwarzen Querstreifen aufweist | Plural des Substantivs zebra |
Where the eye mixes Zebra and zebras
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Zebra runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against zebras's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Zebra and zebras
A purely visual mix-up. Zebra ([ˈt͡seːbʁa]) and zebras ([ˈzɛbrəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Zebra” sits inside “zebras”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65674, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Zebra is recorded at frequency rank #27,141, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡seːbʁa]. zebras is at rank #38,533, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈzɛbrəs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 65674, this pair ranks #598,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Zebra vs zebras
Shared letters: aberz. Private to "Zebra": -. Private to "zebras": s.
"Zebra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "zebras" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Zebra" for "zebras" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Zebra" vs "zebras" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Zebra" and "zebras" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Zebra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zebras" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #598,878 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Zebra" and "zebras" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Zebra vs zerrt". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #598,878 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.