země
[ˈzɛmɲɛ]
The verdict
“země” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Erdoberfläche; Erde, Erdboden, Land
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | země |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛmɲɛ] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “země” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
země is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛmɲɛ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
země has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 země, spelled Z-E-M-Ě.
Definition
- 1Erdoberfläche; Erde, Erdboden, Land
- 2eine politische Einheit darstellendes Gebiet; Land
- 3Boden; Erde, Boden, Fußboden
- 4Erdmaterial; Erde, Tonerde
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “země”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-E-M-Ě - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɛmɲɛ] (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
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.