zach

/[t͡sax]/ adj

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,855

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

zach is anGermanadj. It means: zäh, auch übertragen für mühsam Pronounced [t͡sax]. Often confused with ZH and zäh.

Key facts for zach
PropertyValue
Headwordzach
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[t͡sax]
Letters4
Frequency rank#21,855
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of zach in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zach is 4 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡sax]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,855 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for zach, with forms such as "azch", "zacch", and "zachh". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "ZH", "zäh", "Zeh", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is zach, spelled Z-A-C-H, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zäh, auch übertragen für mühsam
  2. 2
    schüchtern
  3. 3
    langsam, schwerfällig fließend
  4. 4
    wenig dehnbar und dabei relativ reißfest; halbgar
  5. 5
    ausdauernd; geizig, knauserig, auch bildlich: unnachgiebig, widerstandsfähig
  6. 6
    feucht; klamm, halbtrocken

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: azch,zacch,zachh,zahc,zcah,zzach

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zach

Misspelling Variants of "zach"

azch4zacch5zachh5zahc4zcah4zzach5
Misspelling Variants of "zach"

Frequency rank: #21,855 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zach"?
"zach" is spelled Z-A-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sax].
What does "zach" mean?
As an adj, "zach" means: zäh, auch übertragen für mühsam
What words are commonly confused with "zach"?
"zach" is commonly confused with "ZH", "zäh", "Zeh". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zach"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zach" is [t͡sax]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zach" come from?
"zach" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter Z in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.