Zivilisten
[ˌt͡siviˈlɪstn̩]
The verdict
“Zivilisten” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,429. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #7,429
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zivilist
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zivilisten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌt͡siviˈlɪstn̩] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #7,429 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zivilisten” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around Zivilisten (IPA [ˌt͡siviˈlɪstn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,429 among 37,643 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zivilisten, with forms such as "izvilisten", "ziivlisten", and "ziviilsten". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zivilisten, spelled Z-I-V-I-L-I-S-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zivilist
- 2Dativ Singular des Substantivs Zivilist
- 3Akkusativ Singular des Substantivs Zivilist
- 4Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zivilist
- 5Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Zivilist
- 6Dativ Plural des Substantivs Zivilist
- 7Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Zivilist
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- izvilisten
- ziivlisten
- ziviilsten
- zivilisetn
- zivilissten
- zivilistenn
- zivilistne
- zivilistten
- zivilitsen
- zivillisten
- zivilsiten
- zivliisten
- zivvilisten
- zviilisten
- zzivilisten
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zivilisten - 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.
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.
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Using “Zivilisten”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-I-V-I-L-I-S-T-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˌt͡siviˈlɪstn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.