Zacharias

[t͡saxaˈʁiːas]

/[t͡saxaˈʁiːas]/ name

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The verdict

“Zacharias” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,006. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,006
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-zacharias · Zacharias · German

Zacharias · rank #35,006 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,006
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zensieren

Nearest frequency peer: zensieren (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Zacharias“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Zacharias“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zacharias
PropertyValue
HeadwordZacharias
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[t͡saxaˈʁiːas]
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,006
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zacharias“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zachariasliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zensieren“ (#35,007), „zufriedene“ (#35,008), „wütender“ (#35,003). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zacharias“ bei #35,006. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Zacharias (IPA [t͡saxaˈʁiːas]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #35,006 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zacharias, with forms such as "azcharias", "zacahrias", and "zaccharias". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zacharias, spelled Z-A-C-H-A-R-I-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei der nächsten Bürgermeisterwahl wird Zacharias kandidieren.
  2. „Zu der Zeit des Herodes, des Königs von Judäa, lebte ein Priester von der Ordnung Abija, mit Namen Zacharias, und seine Frau war aus dem Geschlecht Aaron und hieß Elisabeth.“

This word in other languages

Zachary(English)Zacarías(Español)Zacharie(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • azcharias
  • zacahrias
  • zaccharias
  • zachairas
  • zacharais
  • zachariass
  • zacharisa
  • zacharrias
  • zachharias
  • zachraias
  • zahcarias
  • zcaharias
  • zzacharias

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zacharias - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

azcharias2zacahrias2zaccharias1zachairas2zacharais2zachariass1zacharisa2zacharrias1
Edit distance from "Zacharias"

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 "Zacharias"?
"Zacharias" is spelled Z-A-C-H-A-R-I-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡saxaˈʁiːas].
What does "Zacharias" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zacharias" means: männlicher Vorname
What are common misspellings of "Zacharias"?
Common misspellings include "azcharias", "zacahrias", "zaccharias", "zachairas", "zacharais". The correct spelling is "Zacharias".
How do you pronounce "Zacharias"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zacharias" is [t͡saxaˈʁiːas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zacharias" come from?
"Zacharias" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zacharias", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zensieren#35,007Zuschläge#35,012zählenden#35,019Übeltäter#35,023

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

abstract13 variantsValentina13 variantsansiedeln13 variantsanzuheben13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list