zeigte an

/[ˌt͡saɪ̯ktə ˈan]/ verb

The verdict

“zeigte an” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb — the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
9
letters

Dominant Wiktionary sense: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs anzeigen

Key facts for zeigte an
PropertyValue
Headwordzeigte an
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌt͡saɪ̯ktə ˈan]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zeigte an” sits in German frequency

zeigte an falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words — the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zeigte an is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌt͡saɪ̯ktə ˈan]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for zeigte an in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is zeigte an, spelled Z-E-I-G-T-E- -A-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs anzeigen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs anzeigen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs anzeigen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs anzeigen

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zeigte an"?
"zeigte an" is spelled Z-E-I-G-T-E- -A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌt͡saɪ̯ktə ˈan].
What does "zeigte an" mean?
As a verb, "zeigte an" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs anzeigen
How do you pronounce "zeigte an"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zeigte an" is [ˌt͡saɪ̯ktə ˈan]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zeigte an" come from?
"zeigte an" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “zeigte an”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-E-I-G-T-E- -A-N — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌt͡saɪ̯ktə ˈan] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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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.