Zote
[ˈt͡soːtə]
The verdict
“Zote” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - derber, obszöner Witz, der als gegen den guten Geschmack verstoßend empfunden wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-zote · Zote · German
Zote · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 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 | Zote |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡soːtə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zote“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zote is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡soːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "derber, obszöner Witz, der als gegen den guten Geschmack verstoßend empfunden wird".
Zote has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Zote, spelled Z-O-T-E.
Definition
- 1derber, obszöner Witz, der als gegen den guten Geschmack verstoßend empfunden wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zote appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei dem Grillabend gab er etliche Zoten zum Besten.
„Die Zote ist daneben auch noch die Begleiterin der pubertären Nöte.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.