zittert

[ˈt͡sɪtɐt]

/[ˈt͡sɪtɐt]/ verb

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The verdict

“zittert” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,711. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,711
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zittern

Corpus desk

Index DE-zittert · zittert · German

zittert · rank #26,711 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,711
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zugetragen

Nearest frequency peer: zugetragen (+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 „zittert“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „zittert“ 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).

zittert vs zitterte
88% similar
zittert vs ziert
71% similar
zittert vs zitiert
86% similar

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

Key facts for zittert
PropertyValue
Headwordzittert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡sɪtɐt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#26,711
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zittert“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zittertliegt 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: „zugetragen“ (#26,712), „zielte“ (#26,709), „zurückschicken“ (#26,713). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zittert“ bei #26,711. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around zittert (IPA [ˈt͡sɪtɐt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #26,711 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for zittert, with forms such as "izttert", "zitert", and "zitetrt". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "zitterte", "ziert", "zitiert", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zittert, spelled Z-I-T-T-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zittern
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zittern
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zittern
  4. 4
    2. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zittern

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • izttert
  • zitert
  • zitetrt
  • zitterrt
  • zittertt
  • zittetr
  • zittret
  • ztitert
  • zzittert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zittert - 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.

izttert2zitert1zitetrt2zitterrt1zittertt1zittetr2zittret2ztitert2
Edit distance from "zittert"

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 "zittert"?
"zittert" is spelled Z-I-T-T-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sɪtɐt].
What does "zittert" mean?
As a verb, "zittert" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zittern
What words are commonly confused with "zittert"?
"zittert" is commonly confused with "zitterte", "ziert", "zitiert". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zittert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zittert" is [ˈt͡sɪtɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zittert" come from?
"zittert" 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 "zittert", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wissend#26,699absehen#26,726Altdorf#26,739anbauen#26,742

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

zapfen9 variantsZagreb9 variantsaddition9 variantsWacken9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list