zeť

[zɛc]

/[zɛc]/ noun

The verdict

“zeť” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
3
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ehemann der Tochter

Corpus desk

Index DE-zet · zeť · German

zeť · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for zeť
PropertyValue
Headwordzeť
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɛc]
Letters3
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “zeť” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

zeťliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

zeť is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɛc]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ehemann der Tochter".

No misspelling variants are generated for zeť in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 zeť, spelled Z-E-Ť.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ehemann der Tochter

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nenáviděný zeť mi zachránil život.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zeť"?
"zeť" is spelled Z-E-Ť. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛc].
What does "zeť" mean?
As a noun, "zeť" means: Ehemann der Tochter
How do you pronounce "zeť"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zeť" is [zɛc]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zeť" come from?
"zeť" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list