Tz

abbrev

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The verdict

“Tz” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #15,768) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#15,768
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Teilziffer, häufig: Tz.

Corpus desk

Index DE-tz · Tz · German

Tz · rank #15,768 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,768
  • LEN-SHORT 2 letters
  • VOW-0 0 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tugend

Nearest frequency peer: Tugend (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Tz“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Tz“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Tz vs t
0% similar
Tz vs TO
50% similar
Tz vs TV
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Tz
PropertyValue
HeadwordTz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
Letters2
Frequency rank#15,768
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Tz“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Tzliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Tugend“ (#15,767), „tube“ (#15,766), „umdenken“ (#15,770). Unter 2,684 „T“-Lemmata liegt „Tz“ bei #15,768. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Tz is neighbouring look-alikes ("t", "TO", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation. Frequency #15,768 among 2,684 “T” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Tz doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "t", "TO", "TV", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Tz, spelled T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Teilziffer, häufig: Tz.
  2. 2
    Textziffer
  3. 3
    Teilzahlung
  4. 4
    Teilzeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Tz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die in Tz 17 bestimmte Frist soll 1 Jahr nicht überschreiten.
  2. Ist Tz mehr als drei Tage verspätet, muss auch für die Mahnung gezahlt werden.

Antonyms

VZ

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Tz"?
"Tz" is spelled T-Z.
What does "Tz" mean?
As an abbreviation, "Tz" means: Teilziffer, häufig: Tz.
What words are commonly confused with "Tz"?
"Tz" is commonly confused with "t", "TO", "TV". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "Tz" come from?
"Tz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list