zeugen

/[ˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡŋ̍]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,324

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

zeugen is aGermanverb. It means: Zeugnis ablegen, als Zeuge aussagen Pronounced [ˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡŋ̍]. It ranks #2,324 in German word frequency. Often confused with Züge and zogen.

Key facts for zeugen
PropertyValue
Headwordzeugen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡŋ̍]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,324
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of zeugen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zeugen is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡŋ̍]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,324 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for zeugen, with forms such as "ezugen", "zeguen", and "zeuegn". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Züge", "zogen", "Zügen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 zeugen, spelled Z-E-U-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zeugnis ablegen, als Zeuge aussagen
  2. 2
    bezeugen, zeigen, auf etwas schließen lassen

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ezugen,zeguen,zeuegn,zeugenn,zeuggen,zeugne,zuegen,zzeugen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zeugen

Misspelling Variants of "zeugen"

ezugen6zeguen6zeuegn6zeugenn7zeuggen7zeugne6zuegen6zzeugen7
Misspelling Variants of "zeugen"

Frequency rank: #2,324 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zeugen"?
"zeugen" is spelled Z-E-U-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡŋ̍].
What does "zeugen" mean?
As a verb, "zeugen" means: Zeugnis ablegen, als Zeuge aussagen
What words are commonly confused with "zeugen"?
"zeugen" is commonly confused with "Züge", "zogen", "Zügen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zeugen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zeugen" is [ˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡŋ̍]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zeugen" come from?
"zeugen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.