Zauber

/[ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,303

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

Zauber is aGermannoun. It means: übernatürliche Wirkung, magische Manipulation, die nicht den Naturgesetzen unterliegt; unerklärlicher Vorgang Pronounced [ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐ]. It ranks #9,303 in German word frequency. Often confused with Zäune and zaubern.

Key facts for Zauber
PropertyValue
HeadwordZauber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,303
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Zauber is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,303 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Zauber, with forms such as "azuber", "zabuer", and "zaubber". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Zäune", "zaubern", "zaubert", 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 Zauber, spelled Z-A-U-B-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    übernatürliche Wirkung, magische Manipulation, die nicht den Naturgesetzen unterliegt; unerklärlicher Vorgang
  2. 2
    Reiz, Faszination
  3. 3
    Unsinn

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: azuber,zabuer,zaubber,zauberr,zaubre,zauebr,zuaber,zzauber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Zauber

Misspelling Variants of "Zauber"

azuber6zabuer6zaubber7zauberr7zaubre6zauebr6zuaber6zzauber7
Misspelling Variants of "Zauber"

Frequency rank: #9,303 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zauber"?
"Zauber" is spelled Z-A-U-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐ].
What does "Zauber" mean?
As a noun, "Zauber" means: übernatürliche Wirkung, magische Manipulation, die nicht den Naturgesetzen unterliegt; unerklärlicher Vorgang
What words are commonly confused with "Zauber"?
"Zauber" is commonly confused with "Zäune", "zaubern", "zaubert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zauber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zauber" is [ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zauber" come from?
"Zauber" 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. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.