zaghaft

[ˈt͡saːkhaft]

/[ˈt͡saːkhaft]/ adj

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The verdict

“zaghaft” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,908. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,908
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schüchtern, unsicher im Auftreten; unentschlossen vorgehend

Corpus desk

Index DE-zaghaft · zaghaft · German

zaghaft · rank #37,908 · 11 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #37,908
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zahnersatz

Nearest frequency peer: Zahnersatz (+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 „zaghaft“

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

corpus weight

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

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).

zaghaft vs zwanghaft
78% similar

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

Key facts for zaghaft
PropertyValue
Headwordzaghaft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡saːkhaft]
Letters7
Frequency rank#37,908
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zaghaft“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zahnersatz“ (#37,909), „zarter“ (#37,910), „Zauberflöte“ (#37,911). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zaghaft“ bei #37,908. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around zaghaft (IPA [ˈt͡saːkhaft]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,908 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "schüchtern, unsicher im Auftreten; unentschlossen vorgehend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for zaghaft, with forms such as "azghaft", "zagahft", and "zagghaft". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "zwanghaft", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zaghaft, spelled Z-A-G-H-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    schüchtern, unsicher im Auftreten; unentschlossen vorgehend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sein zaghaftes Verhalten fiel den Kontrolleuren auf.
  2. Nach der heftigen Auseinandersetzung versuchte er nun zaghaft, mit ihr ins Gespräch zu kommen.

Synonyms

ängstlichgehemmtunsicherzauderndzögerndzögerlichzagzage

Antonyms

dynamischunternehmungslustigpenetrantaufdringlich

This word in other languages

timid(English)irresoluto(Español)craintif(Français)hesitante(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • azghaft
  • zagahft
  • zagghaft
  • zaghafft
  • zaghaftt
  • zaghatf
  • zaghfat
  • zaghhaft
  • zahgaft
  • zgahaft
  • zzaghaft

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zaghaft - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

azghaft2zagahft2zagghaft1zaghafft1zaghaftt1zaghatf2zaghfat2zaghhaft1
Edit distance from "zaghaft"

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 "zaghaft"?
"zaghaft" is spelled Z-A-G-H-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saːkhaft].
What does "zaghaft" mean?
As an adjective, "zaghaft" means: schüchtern, unsicher im Auftreten; unentschlossen vorgehend
What words are commonly confused with "zaghaft"?
"zaghaft" is commonly confused with "zwanghaft". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zaghaft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zaghaft" is [ˈt͡saːkhaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zaghaft" come from?
"zaghaft" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zugangs#37,913wimmelt#37,898affairs#37,943verengt#37,861

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

verbauen11 variantsauffahren11 variantsBaufirma11 variantstrotzig11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list