Zimmer

[ˈt͡sɪmɐ]

/[ˈt͡sɪmɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zimmer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #944. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#944
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Raum in einem Haus oder einer Wohnung, der für den Aufenthalt von Personen bestimmt ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-zimmer · Zimmer · German

Zimmer · rank #944 · 7 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #944
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tat

Nearest frequency peer: Tat (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “Zimmer”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “Zimmer” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

Zimmer vs zimmern
71% similar
Zimmer vs Zimmers
86% similar
Zimmer vs zier
50% similar

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

Key facts for Zimmer
PropertyValue
HeadwordZimmer
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sɪmɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#944
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “Zimmer” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Zimmerliegt hier:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Tat“ (#943), „zuerst“ (#945), „Sport“ (#942). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Zimmer (IPA [ˈt͡sɪmɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #944 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zimmer, with forms such as "izmmer", "zimemr", and "zimer". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "zimmern", "Zimmers", "zier", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Zimmer, spelled Z-I-M-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Raum in einem Haus oder einer Wohnung, der für den Aufenthalt von Personen bestimmt ist
  2. 2
    Einrichtung, Mobiliar eines Zimmers^([1])

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Diese Wohnung hat drei Zimmer.
  2. Sei ruhig und geh auf dein Zimmer!

Synonyms

KammerStubeSalonKabinettZimmereinrichtung

This word in other languages

room(English)habitación(Español)chambre(Français)aposento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • izmmer
  • zimemr
  • zimer
  • zimmerr
  • zimmre
  • zmimer
  • zzimmer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zimmer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

izmmer2zimemr2zimer1zimmerr1zimmre2zmimer2zzimmer1
Edit distance from "Zimmer"

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 "Zimmer"?
"Zimmer" is spelled Z-I-M-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɪmɐ].
What does "Zimmer" mean?
As a noun, "Zimmer" means: Raum in einem Haus oder einer Wohnung, der für den Aufenthalt von Personen bestimmt ist
What words are commonly confused with "Zimmer"?
"Zimmer" is commonly confused with "zimmern", "Zimmers", "zier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zimmer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zimmer" is [ˈt͡sɪmɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zimmer" come from?
"Zimmer" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

zuerst#945Punkte#941Herren#954soweit#959

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

alleine7 variantsmache7 variantsListe7 variantsindem7 variants

What to do next

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  • "Zimmer" maps to 4 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "zimmern". View pair
  • 7 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #944 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "Z" letter cohort. Z–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list