Zelt

[t͡sɛlt]

/[t͡sɛlt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zelt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,616. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,616
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum leichten Aufstellen und Abbauen gedachte Konstruktion aus stabilen Stangen und Stoff- oder Kunststoffbahnen als vorübergehende Behausung

Corpus desk

Index DE-zelt · Zelt · German

Zelt · rank #6,616 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,616
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH young

Nearest frequency peer: young (-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 „Zelt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Zelt“ 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).

Zelt vs Ziel
50% similar
Zelt vs Zeug
50% similar
Zelt vs Zoll
50% similar

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

Key facts for Zelt
PropertyValue
HeadwordZelt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡sɛlt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,616
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zelt“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „young“ (#6,615), „Zulassung“ (#6,617), „Wäsche“ (#6,614). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zelt“ bei #6,616. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Zelt (IPA [t͡sɛlt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,616 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zelt, with forms such as "ezlt", "zellt", and "zeltt". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Ziel", "Zeug", "Zoll", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Zelt, spelled Z-E-L-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum leichten Aufstellen und Abbauen gedachte Konstruktion aus stabilen Stangen und Stoff- oder Kunststoffbahnen als vorübergehende Behausung
  2. 2
    Himmelszelt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Zelt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Baue bitte das Zelt auf.
  2. Das Zelt wird diesem Wind nicht standhalten.

Synonyms

HimmelszeltSternenzelt

This word in other languages

tent(English)tienda(Español)tente(Français)barraca(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ezlt
  • zellt
  • zeltt
  • zetl
  • zlet
  • zzelt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zelt - 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.

ezlt2zellt1zeltt1zetl2zlet2zzelt1
Edit distance from "Zelt"

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 "Zelt"?
"Zelt" is spelled Z-E-L-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɛlt].
What does "Zelt" mean?
As a noun, "Zelt" means: zum leichten Aufstellen und Abbauen gedachte Konstruktion aus stabilen Stangen und Stoff- oder Kunststoffbahnen als vorübergehende Behausung
What words are commonly confused with "Zelt"?
"Zelt" is commonly confused with "Ziel", "Zeug", "Zoll". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zelt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zelt" is [t͡sɛlt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zelt" come from?
"Zelt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

store6 variantshofft6 variantsIdiot6 variantslong6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list