Zehnte

[t͡seːntə]

/[t͡seːntə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zehnte” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,610. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,610
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine etwa zehnprozentige traditionelle Steuer in Form von Geld oder Naturalien an eine Institution

Corpus desk

Index DE-zehnte · Zehnte · German

Zehnte · rank #16,610 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,610
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zeigst

Nearest frequency peer: zeigst (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Zehnte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Zehnte vs zelte
50% similar
Zehnte vs zeigte
50% similar
Zehnte vs zeugte
50% similar

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

Key facts for Zehnte
PropertyValue
HeadwordZehnte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡seːntə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#16,610
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zehnte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zehnteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zeigst“ (#16,611), „Winterspiele“ (#16,608), „Zeus“ (#16,612). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zehnte“ bei #16,610. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Zehnte (IPA [t͡seːntə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,610 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine etwa zehnprozentige traditionelle Steuer in Form von Geld oder Naturalien an eine Institution".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zehnte, with forms such as "ezhnte", "zehhnte", and "zehnet". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "zelte", "zeigte", "zeugte", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zehnte, spelled Z-E-H-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine etwa zehnprozentige traditionelle Steuer in Form von Geld oder Naturalien an eine Institution

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ezhnte
  • zehhnte
  • zehnet
  • zehnnte
  • zehntte
  • zehtne
  • zenhte
  • zhente
  • zzehnte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zehnte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ezhnte2zehhnte1zehnet2zehnnte1zehntte1zehtne2zenhte2zhente2
Edit distance from "Zehnte"

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 "Zehnte"?
"Zehnte" is spelled Z-E-H-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡seːntə].
What does "Zehnte" mean?
As a noun, "Zehnte" means: eine etwa zehnprozentige traditionelle Steuer in Form von Geld oder Naturalien an eine Institution
What words are commonly confused with "Zehnte"?
"Zehnte" is commonly confused with "zelte", "zeigte", "zeugte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zehnte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zehnte" is [t͡seːntə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zehnte" come from?
"Zehnte" 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 "Zehnte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zeigst#16,611Weiser#16,602Achsen#16,622vorweg#16,597

Similar misspelling depth

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

Weltall9 variantsvisuelle9 variantsAntonia9 variantsArminia9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list