Zins

/[t͡sɪns]/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,798

in German word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

Zins is aGermannoun. It means: Entgelt für die Überlassung von Kapital Pronounced [t͡sɪns]. Often confused with zip and zone.

Key facts for Zins
PropertyValue
HeadwordZins
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡sɪns]
Letters4
Frequency rank#15,798
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Zins is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡sɪns]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,798 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for Zins, with forms such as "izns", "zinns", and "zinss". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "zip", "zone", "zoos", 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 Zins, spelled Z-I-N-S, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entgelt für die Überlassung von Kapital
  2. 2
    Entgelt für die Überlassung von Wohnraum
  3. 3
    Abgabe an den Grundherrn

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: izns,zinns,zinss,zisn,znis,zzins

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Zins

Misspelling Variants of "Zins"

izns4zinns5zinss5zisn4znis4zzins5
Misspelling Variants of "Zins"

Frequency rank: #15,798 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Zins"?
"Zins" is spelled Z-I-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡sɪns].
What does "Zins" mean?
As a noun, "Zins" means: Entgelt für die Überlassung von Kapital
What words are commonly confused with "Zins"?
"Zins" is commonly confused with "zip", "zone", "zoos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zins"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zins" is [t͡sɪns]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zins" come from?
"Zins" 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.