zivil

/[t͡siˈviːl]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,887

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

zivil is anGermanadj. It means: der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft, keiner militärischen Organisation angehörig Pronounced [t͡siˈviːl]. Often confused with zivile and zivilen.

Key facts for zivil
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Headwordzivil
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[t͡siˈviːl]
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,887
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zivil is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡siˈviːl]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,887 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 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for zivil, with forms such as "izvil", "ziivl", and "zivill". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "zivile", "zivilen", "ziviler", 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 zivil, spelled Z-I-V-I-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft, keiner militärischen Organisation angehörig
  2. 2
    den angebotenen Leistungen oder Waren preislich angemessen
  3. 3
    öffentlich, die Gemeinschaft der Bürger betreffend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: izvil,ziivl,zivill,zivli,zivvil,zviil,zzivil

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zivil

Misspelling Variants of "zivil"

izvil5ziivl5zivill6zivli5zivvil6zviil5zzivil6
Misspelling Variants of "zivil"

Frequency rank: #16,887 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zivil"?
"zivil" is spelled Z-I-V-I-L. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡siˈviːl].
What does "zivil" mean?
As an adj, "zivil" means: der bürgerlichen Gesellschaft, keiner militärischen Organisation angehörig
What words are commonly confused with "zivil"?
"zivil" is commonly confused with "zivile", "zivilen", "ziviler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zivil"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zivil" is [t͡siˈviːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zivil" come from?
"zivil" 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.