zögert

[ˈt͡søːɡɐt]

/[ˈt͡søːɡɐt]/ verb

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The verdict

“zögert” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,407. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,407
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-zogert · zögert · German

zögert · rank #30,407 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,407
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zuwenig

Nearest frequency peer: Zuwenig (-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 „zögert“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „zögert“ 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).

zögert vs zugeht
67% similar
zögert vs zögerte
86% similar
zögert vs zogen
50% similar

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

Key facts for zögert
PropertyValue
Headwordzögert
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡søːɡɐt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#30,407
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zögert“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zögertliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zuwenig“ (#30,406), „Ärgernis“ (#30,408), „zuwenden“ (#30,405). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zögert“ bei #30,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around zögert (IPA [ˈt͡søːɡɐt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,407 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 zögert, with forms such as "zgöert", "zzögert", and "zöegrt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "zugeht", "zögerte", "zogen", 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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is zögert, spelled Z-Ö-G-E-R-T.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • zgöert
  • zzögert
  • zöegrt
  • zögerrt
  • zögertt
  • zögetr
  • zöggert
  • zögret
  • özgert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

zgöert2zzögert1zöegrt2zögerrt1zögertt1zögetr2zöggert1zögret2
Edit distance from "zögert"

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 "zögert"?
"zögert" is spelled Z-Ö-G-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡søːɡɐt].
What does "zögert" mean?
As a verb, "zögert" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zögern
What words are commonly confused with "zögert"?
"zögert" is commonly confused with "zugeht", "zögerte", "zogen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zögert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zögert" is [ˈt͡søːɡɐt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zögert" come from?
"zögert" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zehner#30,398wühlen#30,397Windel#30,394Wesens#30,392

Similar misspelling depth

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

Ahrens9 variantsverzeih9 variantsaufwies9 variantsbezahl9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list