zarte

/[ˈt͡saːɐ̯tə]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,469

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

zarte is anGermanadj. It means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zart Pronounced [ˈt͡saːɐ̯tə]. Often confused with zelte and Zäune.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of zarte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zarte is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡saːɐ̯tə]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,469 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is zarte, spelled Z-A-R-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zarte

Misspelling Variants of "zarte"

azrte5zaret5zarrte6zartte6zatre5zrate5zzarte6
Misspelling Variants of "zarte"

Frequency rank: #14,469 in German

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 adj, "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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.