Zeche
[ˈt͡sɛçə]
The verdict
“Zeche” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #20,470. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,470
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anlage, um wertvolle Materialien aus der Erde zu gewinnen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zeche · Zeche · German
Zeche · rank #20,470 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #20,470
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH zahlst
Nearest frequency peer: zahlst (-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 “Zeche”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- wrestling
wrestling
79,534 corpus weight
- württemberg…
württembergische
79,533 corpus weight
- zahlst
zahlst
79,532 corpus weight
- Zeche
Zeche
79,531 corpus weight
- Zielgruppen
Zielgruppen
79,530 corpus weight
- zugerechnet
zugerechnet
79,529 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Zeche” 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 | Zeche |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɛçə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #20,470 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Zeche” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around Zeche (IPA [ˈt͡sɛçə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,470 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zeche, with forms such as "ezche", "zcehe", and "zecche". 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, "Zeh", "zehn", "Zehe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zeche, spelled Z-E-C-H-E.
Definition
- 1Anlage, um wertvolle Materialien aus der Erde zu gewinnen
- 2Rechnung für Getränke oder Speisen, die in einer Gaststätte getrunken oder verzehrt wurden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zeche appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In Deutschland sind sehr viele Zechen geschlossen worden.
„Der deutsche Steinkohlebergbau stellt am Jahresende die Förderung ein. In diesem Jahr werden die letzten beiden NRW-Zechen in Bottrop und Ibbenbüren geschlossen.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ezche
- zcehe
- zecche
- zeceh
- zechhe
- zehce
- zzeche
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zeche - 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zeche", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Zeche". Here's where to go from here.
- "Zeche" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Zeh". View pair
- 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #20,470 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.