Zimt

[t͡sɪmt]

/[t͡sɪmt]/ noun

The verdict

“Zimt” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,581. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,581
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus der getrockneten Rinde verschiedener Zimtbäume (Cinnamomum) gewonnenes gelblich rotbraunes, süßlich schmeckendes Gewürz

Corpus desk

Index DE-zimt · Zimt · German

Zimt · rank #22,581 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,581
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH ZPO

Nearest frequency peer: ZPO (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Zimt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Zimt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Zimt vs zum
25% similar
Zimt vs zip
25% similar
Zimt vs Zink
50% similar

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

Key facts for Zimt
PropertyValue
HeadwordZimt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡sɪmt]
Letters4
Frequency rank#22,581
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zimt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zimtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ZPO“ (#22,582), „zubereiten“ (#22,583), „Yamaha“ (#22,578). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zimt“ bei #22,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Zimt (IPA [t͡sɪmt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,581 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aus der getrockneten Rinde verschiedener Zimtbäume (Cinnamomum) gewonnenes gelblich rotbraunes, süßlich schmeckendes Gewürz".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zimt, with forms such as "izmt", "zimmt", and "zimtt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "zum", "zip", "Zink", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Zimt, spelled Z-I-M-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus der getrockneten Rinde verschiedener Zimtbäume (Cinnamomum) gewonnenes gelblich rotbraunes, süßlich schmeckendes Gewürz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zimt ist eines der ältesten Gewürze, das angeblich schon 3000 v. Chr. in China als Gewürz verwendet wurde.
  2. „Die Baronin preßt die Lippen zusammen und bramst. Sie ist gekommen, um Zimt zu kaufen. Die Mutter gibt ihr ein Beutelchen Zimt. Nein, die Baronin will Röllchen-Zimt. Meine Mutter langt eine Rolle Stangen-Zimt aus dem Glas. Nein, die Baronin will keinen Zimt, den meine Mutter mit den Fingern angefaßt hat!“

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • izmt
  • zimmt
  • zimtt
  • zitm
  • zmit
  • zzimt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zimt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

izmt2zimmt1zimtt1zitm2zmit2zzimt1
Edit distance from "Zimt"

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 "Zimt"?
"Zimt" is spelled Z-I-M-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɪmt].
What does "Zimt" mean?
As a noun, "Zimt" means: aus der getrockneten Rinde verschiedener Zimtbäume (Cinnamomum) gewonnenes gelblich rotbraunes, süßlich schmeckendes Gewürz
What words are commonly confused with "Zimt"?
"Zimt" is commonly confused with "zum", "zip", "Zink". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zimt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zimt" is [t͡sɪmt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zimt" come from?
"Zimt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list