zmatek
[ˈzmatɛk]
The verdict
“zmatek” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - nicht organisierter Zustand; Durcheinander, Wirrwarr, Verwirrung, Chaos
Corpus desk
Index DE-zmatek · zmatek · German
zmatek · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zmatek |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzmatɛk] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zmatek“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zmatek is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzmatɛk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for zmatek in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zmatek, spelled Z-M-A-T-E-K.
Definition
- 1nicht organisierter Zustand; Durcheinander, Wirrwarr, Verwirrung, Chaos
- 2(geistiger) Zustand ohne Ordnung; Verwirrung, Wirrnis
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zmatek appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Po počátečních zmatcích měl výlet nerušený průběh.
Letí-li dva ptáci pohromadě, je to znamení neblahé, poněvadž dvojka je číslem zmatku.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.