# Zecken vs zelten

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Zecken
*noun · IPA [ˈt͡sɛkn̩] · frequency rank #21,492*
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zecke

### zelten
*verb · IPA [ˈt͡sɛltn̩] · frequency rank #18,132*
in einem Zelt wohnen

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/zecken-vs-zelten