Which to use
“zeigte” is a verb and “Zeiten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,648
- “zeigte” frequency rank
- #872
- “Zeiten” frequency rank
- 2520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zeigte | Zeiten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs zeigen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zeit |
Where the eye mixes zeigte and Zeiten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between zeigte and Zeiten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: zeigte is [ˈt͡saɪ̯ktə] while Zeiten is [ˈt͡saɪ̯tən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 2520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zeigte is recorded at frequency rank #1,648, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈt͡saɪ̯ktə]. Zeiten is at rank #872, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡saɪ̯tən].
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 2520, this pair ranks #2,002,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zeigte vs Zeiten
Shared letters: eitz. Private to "zeigte": g. Private to "Zeiten": n.
"zeigte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "Zeiten" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "zeigte" and "Zeiten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "zeigte" vs "Zeiten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "zeigte" and "Zeiten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zeigte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Zeiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,002,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zeigte" and "Zeiten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zechen vs Zeiten". 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 #2,002,156 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.