Zentner
[ˈt͡sɛntnɐ]
The verdict
“Zentner” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,880. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,880
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Maßeinheit für 50 Kilogramm; ursprünglich Gewichtseinheit zu 100 (britisch 112) Pfund
Corpus desk
Index DE-zentner · Zentner · German
Zentner · rank #32,880 · 11 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,880
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zebrastreifen
Nearest frequency peer: Zebrastreifen (-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 „Zentner“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- zauberhaft
zauberhaft
67,123 corpus weight
- Zebrastreif…
Zebrastreifen
67,122 corpus weight
- Zentner
Zentner
67,121 corpus weight
- zielgericht…
zielgerichtet
67,120 corpus weight
- Ziels
Ziels
67,119 corpus weight
- zockt
zockt
67,118 corpus weight
What this shows „Zentner“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
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 | Zentner |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɛntnɐ] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #32,880 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zentner“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Zentner (IPA [ˈt͡sɛntnɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,880 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zentner, with forms such as "ezntner", "zennter", and "zenntner". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Zepter", "Zentren", "Zehner", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zentner, spelled Z-E-N-T-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Maßeinheit für 50 Kilogramm; ursprünglich Gewichtseinheit zu 100 (britisch 112) Pfund
- 2Gewichtseinheit zu 100 Kilogramm
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zentner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir haben drei Zentner Kartoffeln im Keller.
„Eine schlachtreife Kuh wog zu Luthers Zeit höchstens fünf Zentner, die Hälfte eines heutigen Mastrindes.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ezntner
- zennter
- zenntner
- zentenr
- zentnerr
- zentnner
- zentnre
- zenttner
- zetnner
- znetner
- zzentner
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zentner - 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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zentner", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).