Zoe

[ˈt͡soːə]

/[ˈt͡soːə]/ name

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The verdict

“Zoe” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #20,136) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#20,136
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-zoe · Zoe · German

Zoe · rank #20,136 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,136
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zehnmal

Nearest frequency peer: zehnmal (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „Zoe“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „Zoe“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

Zoe vs zu
0% similar
Zoe vs Zr
33% similar
Zoe vs zum
0% similar

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

Key facts for Zoe
PropertyValue
HeadwordZoe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈt͡soːə]
Letters3
Frequency rank#20,136
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „Zoe“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zoeliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zehnmal“ (#20,135), „zufälligen“ (#20,137), „zulässige“ (#20,138). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zoe“ bei #20,136. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Zoe is neighbouring look-alikes ("zu", "Zr", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced [ˈt͡soːə]. Frequency #20,136 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Zoe in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "zu", "Zr", "zum", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zoe, spelled Z-O-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Zoe appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Peppa ist bei Zoe Zebra zu einer Übernachtungsparty eingeladen.“

This word in other languages

Zoe(English)

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 "Zoe"?
"Zoe" is spelled Z-O-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡soːə].
What does "Zoe" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zoe" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Zoe"?
"Zoe" is commonly confused with "zu", "Zr", "zum". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zoe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zoe" is [ˈt͡soːə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zoe" come from?
"Zoe" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zoe", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

são#20,080cox#20,209sry#20,063eco#20,222

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list