Zimmer

/[ˈt͡sɪmɐ]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#944

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

Zimmer is aGermannoun. It means: Raum in einem Haus oder einer Wohnung, der für den Aufenthalt von Personen bestimmt ist Pronounced [ˈt͡sɪmɐ]. It ranks #944 in German word frequency. Often confused with zimmern and Zimmers.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Zimmer in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Zimmer is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡sɪmɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #944 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Zimmer, with forms such as "izmmer", "zimemr", and "zimer". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "zimmern", "Zimmers", "zier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Zimmer, spelled Z-I-M-M-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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])

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: izmmer,zimemr,zimer,zimmerr,zimmre,zmimer,zzimmer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Zimmer

Misspelling Variants of "Zimmer"

izmmer6zimemr6zimer5zimmerr7zimmre6zmimer6zzimmer7
Misspelling Variants of "Zimmer"

Frequency rank: #944 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.