zeigen
[ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡn̩]
The verdict
“zeigen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #448. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #448
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - jemanden etwas sehen lassen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zeigen · zeigen · German
zeigen · rank #448 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #448
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH wichtig
Nearest frequency peer: wichtig (-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 “zeigen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Person
Person
99,556 corpus weight
- schwer
schwer
99,555 corpus weight
- wichtig
wichtig
99,554 corpus weight
- zeigen
zeigen
99,553 corpus weight
- egal
egal
99,552 corpus weight
- Gesellschaft
Gesellschaft
99,551 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “zeigen” 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 | zeigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #448 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zeigen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around zeigen (IPA [ˈt͡saɪ̯ɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #448 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for zeigen, with forms such as "ezigen", "zegien", and "zeiegn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "zeigt", "zogen", "Zeuge", 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 is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zeigen, spelled Z-E-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden etwas sehen lassen
- 2die Wahrheit einer Behauptung feststellen
- 3in die Richtung von etwas deuten
- 4sich auf eine bestimmte Art und Weise darstellen/präsentieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zeigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zeig mir mal dein Muttermal / Wo es sitzt, ist ganz egal - (alter Schlager)
Darf ich Ihnen meine Briefmarkensammlung zeigen?
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ezigen
- zegien
- zeiegn
- zeigenn
- zeiggen
- zeigne
- zzeigen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zeigen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zeigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
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.