zapf
[t͡sap͡f]
The verdict
“zapf” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,409. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,409
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zapfen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zapf · zapf · German
zapf · rank #49,409 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #49,409
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zahnrad
Nearest frequency peer: Zahnrad (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “zapf”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- 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
- Zeitraffer
Zeitraffer
50,589 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “zapf” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | zapf |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡sap͡f] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #49,409 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “zapf” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around zapf (IPA [t͡sap͡f]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,409 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zapfen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for zapf, with forms such as "azpf", "zafp", and "zapff". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ZDF", "Zar", "ZPO", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zapf, spelled Z-A-P-F.
Definition
- 12. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zapfen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- azpf
- zafp
- zapff
- zappf
- zpaf
- zzapf
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zapf - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zapf", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "zapf". Here's where to go from here.
- "zapf" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "ZDF". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #49,409 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "Z" letter cohort. Z–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.