Which to use
“zeige” is a verb and “Zeiger” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,400
- “zeige” frequency rank
- #22,974
- “Zeiger” frequency rank
- 27374
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zeige | Zeiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zeigen | Teil eines Messgeräts oder einer Uhr, der den gemessenen Wert oder eine Richtung anzeigt (siehe auch Kompass, Navi oder Sextant) |
Where the eye mixes zeige and Zeiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. zeige runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against Zeiger's 6 (CVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: zeige vs Zeiger
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: zeige is [ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡə] while Zeiger is [ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “zeige” sits inside “Zeiger”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27374, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zeige is recorded at frequency rank #4,400, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡə]. Zeiger is at rank #22,974, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡɐ].
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 27374, this pair ranks #1,802,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zeige vs Zeiger
Shared letters: egiz. Private to "zeige": -. Private to "Zeiger": r.
"zeige" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "Zeiger" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "zeige" and "Zeiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "zeige" vs "Zeiger" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "zeige" and "Zeiger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zeige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Zeiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,802,804 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zeige" and "Zeiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Zeiger vs zier". 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 #1,802,804 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.