Zakat
[zaˈkaːt]
The verdict
“Zakat” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jährliche, pflichtmäßige Abgabe eines Teils seines Besitzes für Bedürftige und religiöse Zwecke
Corpus desk
Index DE-zakat · Zakat · German
Zakat · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zakat |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [zaˈkaːt] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zakat“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zakat is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zaˈkaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jährliche, pflichtmäßige Abgabe eines Teils seines Besitzes für Bedürftige und religiöse Zwecke".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Zakat in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zakat, spelled Z-A-K-A-T.
Definition
- 1jährliche, pflichtmäßige Abgabe eines Teils seines Besitzes für Bedürftige und religiöse Zwecke
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zakat appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zu den fünf Säulen des Islams gehört auch die Zahlung der Zakat.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.