Which to use
“zeigt” is a verb and “Zeitz” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #399
- “zeigt” frequency rank
- #25,409
- “Zeitz” frequency rank
- 25808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zeigt | Zeitz |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zeigen | eine Stadt in Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland |
Where the eye mixes zeigt and Zeitz
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. zeigt and Zeitz follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: zeigt vs Zeitz
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: zeigt is [t͡saɪ̯kt] while Zeitz is [t͡saɪ̯t͡s]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25808, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zeigt is recorded at frequency rank #399, classified as averb, pronounced [t͡saɪ̯kt]. Zeitz is at rank #25,409, tagged as aname, pronounced [t͡saɪ̯t͡s].
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 25808, this pair ranks #1,827,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zeigt vs Zeitz
Shared letters: eitz. Private to "zeigt": g. Private to "Zeitz": -.
"zeigt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Zeitz" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "zeigt" for "Zeitz" ever safe?
Frequency check: "zeigt" vs "Zeitz" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "zeigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Zeitz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,827,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zeigt" and "Zeitz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Zeil vs Zeitz". 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 #1,827,675 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.