Zahnpasta
[ˈt͡saːnˌpasta]
The verdict
“Zahnpasta” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #24,207. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #24,207
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Paste zur Reinigung der Zähne mit Hilfe einer Zahnbürste
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zahnpasta |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saːnˌpasta] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #24,207 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zahnpasta” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around Zahnpasta (IPA [ˈt͡saːnˌpasta]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,207 among 37,643 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Paste zur Reinigung der Zähne mit Hilfe einer Zahnbürste".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zahnpasta, with forms such as "azhnpasta", "zahhnpasta", and "zahnapsta". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zahnpasta, spelled Z-A-H-N-P-A-S-T-A.
Definition
- 1eine Paste zur Reinigung der Zähne mit Hilfe einer Zahnbürste
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: azhnpasta,zahhnpasta,zahnapsta,zahnnpasta,zahnpasat,zahnpassta,zahnpastta,zahnpatsa,zahnppasta,zahnpsata,zahpnasta,zanhpasta,zhanpasta,zzahnpasta
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zahnpasta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Zahnpasta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-A-H-N-P-A-S-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡saːnˌpasta] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.