Which to use
“zeigt” is a verb and “Zeugs” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #399
- “zeigt” frequency rank
- #18,133
- “Zeugs” frequency rank
- 18532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zeigt | Zeugs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zeigen | eine Masse oder mehrere Dinge, die als unwichtig, wertlos oder störend empfunden und aus Abneigung nicht genauer benannt werden |
Where the eye mixes zeigt and Zeugs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. zeigt and Zeugs 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 Zeugs
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: zeigt is [t͡saɪ̯kt] while Zeugs is [t͡sɔɪ̯ks]. 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 noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zeigt is recorded at frequency rank #399, classified as averb, pronounced [t͡saɪ̯kt]. Zeugs is at rank #18,133, tagged as anoun, pronounced [t͡sɔɪ̯ks].
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 18532, this pair ranks #1,917,296 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zeigt vs Zeugs
Shared letters: egz. Private to "zeigt": it. Private to "Zeugs": su.
"zeigt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "Zeugs" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "zeigt" for "Zeugs" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "zeigt" or "Zeugs" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "zeigt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Zeugs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,917,296 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zeigt" and "Zeugs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Zeugs vs zeugte". 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 #1,917,296 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.