Which to use
“zeigte” and “zeugt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,648
- “zeigte” frequency rank
- #12,422
- “zeugt” frequency rank
- 14070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zeigte | zeugt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs zeigen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zeugen |
Where the eye mixes zeigte and zeugt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. zeigte runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against zeugt's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between zeigte and zeugt
A purely visual mix-up. zeigte ([ˈt͡saɪ̯ktə]) and zeugt ([t͡sɔɪ̯kt]) 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 14070, 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]. zeugt is at rank #12,422, tagged as averb, pronounced [t͡sɔɪ̯kt].
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 14070, this pair ranks #1,953,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zeigte vs zeugt
Shared letters: egtz. Private to "zeigte": i. Private to "zeugt": u.
"zeigte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "zeugt" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "zeigte" for "zeugt" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "zeigte" or "zeugt" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "zeigte" and "zeugt" 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 "zeugt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,766 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zeigte" and "zeugt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zeugt 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 #1,953,766 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.