Ziffer
[ˈt͡sɪfɐ]
The verdict
“Ziffer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #15,010 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #15,010
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einzelnes Zeichen zur Darstellung einer Zahl
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Ziffer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɪfɐ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #15,010 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Ziffer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Ziffer is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡sɪfɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,010 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ziffer, with forms such as "izffer", "zfifer", and "zifefr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Zimmer", "Zipfel", "Ziffern", 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 any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Ziffer, spelled Z-I-F-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1einzelnes Zeichen zur Darstellung einer Zahl
- 2Abschnitt eines Paragraphen
- 3Zahl; numerische Angabe (zu einem genannten Thema)
- 4dasjenige, das unter dem folgenden Nummernschlüssel bekannt oder in einem Text erläutert ist
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This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: izffer,zfifer,zifefr,zifer,zifferr,ziffre,zziffer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ziffer - 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.
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.
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Using “Ziffer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-I-F-F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡sɪfɐ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Zimmer” - see the side-by-side comparison. Ziffer vs Zimmer
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.