Zahltag
[ˈt͡saːlˌtaːk]
The verdict
“Zahltag” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #42,277 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #42,277
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tag, an dem der Lohn oder eine andere Zahlung ausgezahlt wird
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zahltag |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saːlˌtaːk] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #42,277 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zahltag” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Zahltag is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡saːlˌtaːk]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,277 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zahltag, with forms such as "azhltag", "zahhltag", and "zahlatg". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "zählte", "Zahlung", "zählten", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Zahltag, spelled Z-A-H-L-T-A-G.
Definition
- 1Tag, an dem der Lohn oder eine andere Zahlung ausgezahlt wird
- 2Zeitpunkt des Ausgleichs für konträre Taten
- 3die Summe, die am Zahltag ^([1]) ausgezahlt wird
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: azhltag,zahhltag,zahlatg,zahlltag,zahltagg,zahltga,zahlttag,zahtlag,zalhtag,zhaltag,zzahltag
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zahltag - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Zahltag”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-A-H-L-T-A-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡saːlˌtaːk] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “zählte” - see the side-by-side comparison. Zahltag vs zählte
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.