Zahnrad
[ˈt͡saːnˌʁaːt]
The verdict
“Zahnrad” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,408. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,408
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine kreisförmige Scheibe mit regelmäßigen Einkerbungen (Zähnen, Zacken), die zum Übertragen von Bewegungskräften verwendet wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-zahnrad · Zahnrad · German
Zahnrad · rank #49,408 · 11 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #49,408
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Yankees
Nearest frequency peer: Yankees (-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 „Zahnrad“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Wunschzettel
Wunschzettel
50,597 corpus weight
- Xanten
Xanten
50,595 corpus weight
- Yankees
Yankees
50,594 corpus weight
- Zahnrad
Zahnrad
50,593 corpus weight
- zapf
zapf
50,592 corpus weight
- zappeln
zappeln
50,591 corpus weight
What this shows „Zahnrad“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zahnrad |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saːnˌʁaːt] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #49,408 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zahnrad“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Zahnrad (IPA [ˈt͡saːnˌʁaːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,408 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine kreisförmige Scheibe mit regelmäßigen Einkerbungen (Zähnen, Zacken), die zum Übertragen von Bewegungskräften verwendet wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zahnrad, with forms such as "azhnrad", "zahhnrad", and "zahnard". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zahnrad, spelled Z-A-H-N-R-A-D.
Definition
- 1eine kreisförmige Scheibe mit regelmäßigen Einkerbungen (Zähnen, Zacken), die zum Übertragen von Bewegungskräften verwendet wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zahnrad appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
An dem Zahnrad sind einige Zacken abgebrochen, deshalb dreht das eine Zahnrad durch und somit kann sich der Zeiger nicht bewegen.
Leg mal einen Zahn zu, damit sich das andere Zahnrad schneller dreht.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- azhnrad
- zahhnrad
- zahnard
- zahnnrad
- zahnradd
- zahnrda
- zahnrrad
- zahrnad
- zanhrad
- zhanrad
- zzahnrad
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zahnrad - 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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Similar German words by spelling shape
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