zehnjährige

Name: zehnjährige, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈt͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪɡə]

/[ˈt͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪɡə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“zehnjährige” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,592. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,592
frequency rank, German: 37,643
“Z” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zehnjährig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

zehnjährige vs zehnjährigen

92% similar

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

Key facts for zehnjährige
Property	Value
Headword	zehnjährige
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈt͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪɡə]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#41,592
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zehnjährige” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). zehnjährige lands here:

#41,592

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around zehnjährige (IPA [ˈt͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,592 among 37,643 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for zehnjährige, with forms such as "ezhnjährige", "zehhnjährige", and "zehjnährige". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "zehnjährigen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zehnjährige, spelled Z-E-H-N-J-Ä-H-R-I-G-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zehnjährig
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zehnjährig
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zehnjährig
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zehnjährig
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zehnjährig
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zehnjährig
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zehnjährig
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zehnjährig
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zehnjährig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ezhnjährige
zehhnjährige
zehjnährige
zehnjhärige
zehnjjährige
zehnjähhrige
zehnjähirge
zehnjährgie
zehnjährieg
zehnjährigge
zehnjährrige
zehnjärhige
zehnnjährige
zehnäjhrige
zenhjährige
zhenjährige
zzehnjährige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zehnjährige - 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 "zehnjährige"

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 "zehnjährige"?

"zehnjährige" is spelled Z-E-H-N-J-Ä-H-R-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪɡə].

What does "zehnjährige" mean?

As an adjective, "zehnjährige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zehnjährig

What words are commonly confused with "zehnjährige"?

"zehnjährige" is commonly confused with "zehnjährigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "zehnjährige"?

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

What language does "zehnjährige" come from?

"zehnjährige" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “zehnjährige”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is Z-E-H-N-J-Ä-H-R-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈt͡seːnˌjɛːʁɪɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “zehnjährigen” - see the side-by-side comparison. zehnjährige vs zehnjährigen
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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.