Which to use
“zeige” and “zwinge” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,400
- “zeige” frequency rank
- #36,756
- “zwinge” frequency rank
- 41156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zeige | zwinge |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zeigen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zwingen |
Where the eye mixes zeige and zwinge
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. zeige runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against zwinge's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: zeige vs zwinge
A purely visual mix-up. zeige ([ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡə]) and zwinge ([ˈt͡svɪŋə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41156, 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]. zwinge is at rank #36,756, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡svɪŋə].
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 41156, this pair ranks #1,487,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of zeige vs zwinge
Shared letters: egiz. Private to "zeige": -. Private to "zwinge": nw.
"zeige" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "zwinge" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "zeige" and "zwinge" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "zeige" vs "zwinge" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "zeige" and "zwinge" 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 "zwinge" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,487,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zeige" and "zwinge" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Zwangs vs zwinge". 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 #1,487,688 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.