Zaun
[t͡saʊ̯n]
The verdict
“Zaun” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,489. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,489
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine aus Drahtgeflecht oder aus (gekreuzten, parallel angeordneten oder dergleichen) Metall- oder Holzstäben bestehende Vorrichtung, die zumeist ein Grundstück, ein bestimmtes Areal oder dergleiche...
Corpus desk
Index DE-zaun · Zaun · German
Zaun · rank #6,489 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,489
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH westliche
Nearest frequency peer: westliche (-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 “Zaun”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- weich
weich
93,514 corpus weight
- westliche
westliche
93,513 corpus weight
- Zaun
Zaun
93,512 corpus weight
- Zeitalter
Zeitalter
93,511 corpus weight
- zukommen
zukommen
93,510 corpus weight
- zulässig
zulässig
93,509 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Zaun” 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 | Zaun |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡saʊ̯n] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #6,489 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Zaun” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Zaun (IPA [t͡saʊ̯n]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,489 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine aus Drahtgeflecht oder aus (gekreuzten, parallel angeordneten oder dergleichen) Metall- oder Holzstäben bestehende Vorrichtung, die zumeist ein Grundstück, ein bestimmtes Areal oder dergleiche...".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zaun, with forms such as "azun", "zanu", and "zaunn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "zu", "zum", "zur", 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 pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zaun, spelled Z-A-U-N.
Definition
- 1eine aus Drahtgeflecht oder aus (gekreuzten, parallel angeordneten oder dergleichen) Metall- oder Holzstäben bestehende Vorrichtung, die zumeist ein Grundstück, ein bestimmtes Areal oder dergleichen eingrenzt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zaun appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Viele Menschen frieden ihr Grundstück mit einem Zaun ein.
„Es blieb nicht aus, daß wir dann vor dem Zaun standen.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- azun
- zanu
- zaunn
- zuan
- zzaun
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zaun - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zaun", 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 (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Zaun". Here's where to go from here.
- "Zaun" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "zu". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #6,489 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.