zeichnet

[ˈt͡saɪ̯çnət]

/[ˈt͡saɪ̯çnət]/ verb

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The verdict

“zeichnet” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,754. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,754
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs zeichnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeichnet · zeichnet · German

zeichnet · rank #4,754 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,754
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zerstörung

Nearest frequency peer: Zerstörung (+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 „zeichnet“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „zeichnet“ 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).

zeichnet vs zeichnete
89% similar
zeichnet vs zeichneten
80% similar
zeichnet vs Zeichen
63% similar

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

Key facts for zeichnet
PropertyValue
Headwordzeichnet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡saɪ̯çnət]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,754
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zeichnet“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zeichnetliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zerstörung“ (#4,755), „what“ (#4,752), „zumeist“ (#4,756). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zeichnet“ bei #4,754. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around zeichnet (IPA [ˈt͡saɪ̯çnət]), averb. Corpus frequency is #4,754 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for zeichnet, with forms such as "ezichnet", "zecihnet", and "zeicchnet". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "zeichnete", "zeichneten", "Zeichen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zeichnet, spelled Z-E-I-C-H-N-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs zeichnen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens des Verbs zeichnen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens des Verbs zeichnen
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs zeichnen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ezichnet
  • zecihnet
  • zeicchnet
  • zeichent
  • zeichhnet
  • zeichnett
  • zeichnnet
  • zeichnte
  • zeicnhet
  • zeihcnet
  • ziechnet
  • zzeichnet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ezichnet2zecihnet2zeicchnet1zeichent2zeichhnet1zeichnett1zeichnnet1zeichnte2
Edit distance from "zeichnet"

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 "zeichnet"?
"zeichnet" is spelled Z-E-I-C-H-N-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saɪ̯çnət].
What does "zeichnet" mean?
As a verb, "zeichnet" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens des Verbs zeichnen
What words are commonly confused with "zeichnet"?
"zeichnet" is commonly confused with "zeichnete", "zeichneten", "Zeichen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zeichnet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zeichnet" is [ˈt͡saɪ̯çnət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zeichnet" come from?
"zeichnet" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zeichnet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abnehmen#4,758versorgt#4,749befreien#4,767begangen#4,768

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

sicheren12 variantsSchmuck12 variantsbetreten12 variantsErlebnis12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list