zarter

Name: zarter, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈt͡saːɐ̯tɐ]

/[ˈt͡saːɐ̯tɐ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“zarter” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #37,910. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#37,910
frequency rank, German: 1,996
“Z” headwords: 9
tracked misspellings: 10
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-zarter · zarter · German

zarter · rank #37,910 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

FREQ-MID #37,910
LEN-LONG 6 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
VAR-MID 9 variants
BOOK-MID 1,996
PHOTO-FINISH Zahnersatz

Nearest frequency peer: Zahnersatz (-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.

zaghaft

62,093
Zahnersatz

62,092
zarter

62,091
Zauberflöte

62,090
zeitlicher

62,089
Zugangs

62,088

What this shows „zarter“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zarter vs Zauber

50% similar

zarter vs Zepter

50% similar

zarter vs zartes

83% similar

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

Key facts for zarter
Property	Value
Headword	zarter
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈt͡saːɐ̯tɐ]
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#37,910
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	10
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zarter“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zarterliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#37,910

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zahnersatz“ (#37,909), „Zauberflöte“ (#37,911), „zaghaft“ (#37,908). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zarter“ bei #37,910. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around zarter (IPA [ˈt͡saːɐ̯tɐ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #37,910 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for zarter, with forms such as "azrter", "zaretr", and "zarrter". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "Zauber", "Zepter", "zartes", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zarter, spelled Z-A-R-T-E-R.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zart
2
Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zart
3
Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zart
4
Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zart
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zart

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

azrter
zaretr
zarrter
zarterr
zartre
zartter
zatrer
zrater
zzarter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "zarter"

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 "zarter"?

"zarter" is spelled Z-A-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saːɐ̯tɐ].

What does "zarter" mean?

As an adjective, "zarter" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs zart

What words are commonly confused with "zarter"?

"zarter" is commonly confused with "Zauber", "Zepter", "zartes". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "zarter"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zarter" is [ˈt͡saːɐ̯tɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "zarter" come from?

"zarter" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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