zarte

[ˈt͡saːɐ̯tə]

/[ˈt͡saːɐ̯tə]/ adj

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The verdict

“zarte” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,469. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,469
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zart

Corpus desk

Index DE-zarte · zarte · German

zarte · rank #14,469 · 7 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,469
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH wählten

Nearest frequency peer: wählten (-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 „zarte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „zarte“ 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).

zarte vs zelte
60% similar
zarte vs Zäune
20% similar
zarte vs zarten
83% similar

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

Key facts for zarte
PropertyValue
Headwordzarte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡saːɐ̯tə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#14,469
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zarte“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „wählten“ (#14,468), „zuordnen“ (#14,470), „WWW“ (#14,467). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zarte“ bei #14,469. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around zarte (IPA [ˈt͡saːɐ̯tə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,469 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for zarte, with forms such as "azrte", "zaret", and "zarrte". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "zelte", "Zäune", "zarten", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zarte, spelled Z-A-R-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zart
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zart
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zart
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zart
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zart
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zart
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zart
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zart
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zart

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • azrte
  • zaret
  • zarrte
  • zartte
  • zatre
  • zrate
  • zzarte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

azrte2zaret2zarrte1zartte1zatre2zrate2zzarte1
Edit distance from "zarte"

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 "zarte"?
"zarte" is spelled Z-A-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saːɐ̯tə].
What does "zarte" mean?
As an adjective, "zarte" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zart
What words are commonly confused with "zarte"?
"zarte" is commonly confused with "zelte", "Zäune", "zarten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zarte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zarte" is [ˈt͡saːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zarte" come from?
"zarte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zarte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Weide#14,460Akute#14,488truck#14,437three#14,431

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Birne7 variantsSekte7 variantsBuben7 variantsBuddha7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list