zählte

[ˈt͡sɛːltə]

/[ˈt͡sɛːltə]/ verb

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The verdict

“zählte” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,557. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,557
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zählen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zahlte · zählte · German

zählte · rank #7,557 · 9 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,557
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zwischenzeitl…

Nearest frequency peer: zwischenzeitlich (-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 „zählte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „zählte“ 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).

zählte vs Zähne
50% similar
zählte vs zarte
50% similar
zählte vs zelte
67% similar

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

Key facts for zählte
PropertyValue
Headwordzählte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡sɛːltə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,557
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zählte“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zwischenzeitlich“ (#7,556), „überflüssig“ (#7,558), „zuständige“ (#7,555). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zählte“ bei #7,557. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around zählte (IPA [ˈt͡sɛːltə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,557 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for zählte, with forms such as "zhälte", "zzählte", and "zähhlte". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "Zähne", "zarte", "zelte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zählte, spelled Z-Ä-H-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zählen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zählen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zählen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zählen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • zhälte
  • zzählte
  • zähhlte
  • zählet
  • zähllte
  • zähltte
  • zähtle
  • zälhte
  • äzhlte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zählte - 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.

zhälte2zzählte1zähhlte1zählet2zähllte1zähltte1zähtle2zälhte2
Edit distance from "zählte"

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 "zählte"?
"zählte" is spelled Z-Ä-H-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɛːltə].
What does "zählte" mean?
As a verb, "zählte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zählen
What words are commonly confused with "zählte"?
"zählte" is commonly confused with "Zähne", "zarte", "zelte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zählte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zählte" is [ˈt͡sɛːltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zählte" come from?
"zählte" 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 "zählte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weiber#7,547sprang#7,532Bomben#7,584Scholz#7,527

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Ausweis9 variantssperren9 variantsPeking9 variantsparken9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list