zielten

[ˈt͡siːltn̩]

/[ˈt͡siːltn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zielten” is uncommon German (frequency #58,476 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,476
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-zielten · zielten · German

zielten · rank #58,476 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,476
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zerkleinern

Nearest frequency peer: zerkleinern (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „zielten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zielten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zielten
PropertyValue
Headwordzielten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡siːltn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,476
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zielten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zieltenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zerkleinern“ (#58,475), „Zisterne“ (#58,477), „Zangen“ (#58,474). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zielten“ bei #58,476. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zielten is uncommon German at frequency #58,476 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡siːltn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

zielten doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zielten, spelled Z-I-E-L-T-E-N.

Definition

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

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 "zielten"?
"zielten" is spelled Z-I-E-L-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡siːltn̩].
What does "zielten" mean?
As a verb, "zielten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zielen
How do you pronounce "zielten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zielten" is [ˈt͡siːltn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zielten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wärmere#58,467abbrach#58,505weckten#58,440Abtritt#58,514

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list