zielte

[ˈt͡siːltə]

/[ˈt͡siːltə]/ verb

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The verdict

“zielte” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,709. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,709
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zielen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zielte · zielte · German

zielte · rank #26,709 · 8 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,709
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zenit

Nearest frequency peer: zenit (-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 „zielte“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „zielte“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zielte vs ziert
67% similar
zielte vs zweite
67% similar
zielte vs Zitate
50% similar

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

Key facts for zielte
PropertyValue
Headwordzielte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡siːltə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,709
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zielte“

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

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zenit“ (#26,708), „zelebriert“ (#26,707), „zittert“ (#26,711). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zielte“ bei #26,709. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around zielte (IPA [ˈt͡siːltə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,709 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for zielte, with forms such as "izelte", "zeilte", and "zielet". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "ziert", "zweite", "Zitate", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zielte, spelled Z-I-E-L-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zielen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zielen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zielen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zielen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • izelte
  • zeilte
  • zielet
  • ziellte
  • zieltte
  • zietle
  • zilete
  • zzielte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zielte - 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.

izelte2zeilte2zielet2ziellte1zieltte1zietle2zilete2zzielte1
Edit distance from "zielte"

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 "zielte"?
"zielte" is spelled Z-I-E-L-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡siːltə].
What does "zielte" mean?
As a verb, "zielte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zielen
What words are commonly confused with "zielte"?
"zielte" is commonly confused with "ziert", "zweite", "Zitate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zielte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zielte" is [ˈt͡siːltə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zielte" come from?
"zielte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Traube8 variantsDamian8 variantspierce8 variantsErnest8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list