zierte

[ˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]

/[ˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]/ verb

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The verdict

“zierte” is uncommon German (frequency #55,057 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,057
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-zierte · zierte · German

zierte · rank #55,057 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,057
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zerteilt

Nearest frequency peer: zerteilt (-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 „zierte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zierte
PropertyValue
Headwordzierte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#55,057
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zierte“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zerteilt“ (#55,056), „zerstörerische“ (#55,055), „Zollunion“ (#55,059). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zierte“ bei #55,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zierte is uncommon German at frequency #55,057 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for zierte in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 zierte, spelled Z-I-E-R-T-E.

Definition

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

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 "zierte"?
"zierte" is spelled Z-I-E-R-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡siːɐ̯tə].
What does "zierte" mean?
As a verb, "zierte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zieren
How do you pronounce "zierte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zierte" is [ˈt͡siːɐ̯tə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zierte" come from?
"zierte" 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 "zierte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Wolfes#55,048Ödipus#55,068Albany#55,097vector#54,986

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list