Zeugs

Name: Zeugs, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[t͡sɔɪ̯ks]

/[t͡sɔɪ̯ks]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Zeugs” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,133
frequency rank, German: 1,996
“Z” headwords: 6
tracked misspellings: 15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Masse oder mehrere Dinge, die als unwichtig, wertlos oder störend empfunden und aus Abneigung nicht genauer benannt werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-zeugs · Zeugs · German

Zeugs · rank #18,133 · 6 variants · 15 confusables

FREQ-MID #18,133
LEN-MID 5 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
VAR-MID 6 variants
BOOK-MID 1,996
PHOTO-FINISH zelten

Nearest frequency peer: zelten (-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.

zeitweilig

81,870
zelten

81,869
Zeugs

81,868
Zigeuner

81,867
zurückgefüh…

81,866
zusteht

81,865

What this shows „Zeugs“ 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).

Zeugs vs Zug

60% similar

Zeugs vs Züge

40% similar

Zeugs vs Zeus

80% similar

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

Key facts for Zeugs
Property	Value
Headword	Zeugs
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[t͡sɔɪ̯ks]
Letters	5
Frequency rank	#18,133
Misspellings tracked	6
Confusable pairs	15
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zeugs“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zeugsliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#18,133

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zelten“ (#18,132), „Zigeuner“ (#18,134), „zeitweilig“ (#18,131). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zeugs“ bei #18,133. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Zeugs (IPA [t͡sɔɪ̯ks]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,133 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine Masse oder mehrere Dinge, die als unwichtig, wertlos oder störend empfunden und aus Abneigung nicht genauer benannt werden".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zeugs, with forms such as "ezugs", "zegus", and "zeuggs". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "Zug", "Züge", "Zeus", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zeugs, spelled Z-E-U-G-S.

Definition

1
eine Masse oder mehrere Dinge, die als unwichtig, wertlos oder störend empfunden und aus Abneigung nicht genauer benannt werden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

Räum mal dein Zeugs hier weg!

This word in other languages

bazar(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ezugs
zegus
zeuggs
zeugss
zeusg
zzeugs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zeugs - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "Zeugs"

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 "Zeugs"?

"Zeugs" is spelled Z-E-U-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɔɪ̯ks].

What does "Zeugs" mean?

As a noun, "Zeugs" means: eine Masse oder mehrere Dinge, die als unwichtig, wertlos oder störend empfunden und aus Abneigung nicht genauer benannt werden

What words are commonly confused with "Zeugs"?

"Zeugs" is commonly confused with "Zug", "Züge", "Zeus". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Zeugs"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zeugs" is [t͡sɔɪ̯ks]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Zeugs" come from?

"Zeugs" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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

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