züchten

[ˈt͡sʏçtn̩]

/[ˈt͡sʏçtn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“züchten” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,792. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,792
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Tiere oder Pflanzen) planmäßig vermehren, um bestimmte Merkmale und/oder Eigenschaften hervorzubringen oder zu eliminieren, zu verstärken oder abzuschwächen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuchten · züchten · German

züchten · rank #19,792 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,792
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zweikampf

Nearest frequency peer: Zweikampf (-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 „züchten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „züchten“ 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).

züchten vs zucken
57% similar
züchten vs Zutaten
43% similar
züchten vs Züchter
71% similar

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

Key facts for züchten
PropertyValue
Headwordzüchten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡sʏçtn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#19,792
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „züchten“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zweikampf“ (#19,791), „Ägypter“ (#19,793), „zweifelhaft“ (#19,790). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „züchten“ bei #19,792. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around züchten (IPA [ˈt͡sʏçtn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,792 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for züchten, with forms such as "zcühten", "zzüchten", and "zücchten". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "zucken", "Zutaten", "Züchter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is züchten, spelled Z-Ü-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Tiere oder Pflanzen) planmäßig vermehren, um bestimmte Merkmale und/oder Eigenschaften hervorzubringen oder zu eliminieren, zu verstärken oder abzuschwächen
  2. 2
    zur Entstehung bringen, hervorrufen
  3. 3
    sich fortpflanzen, sich paaren, begatten

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie züchtet Hunde.
  2. „Anfangs gründeten sie nur viele kleine Siedlungen, deren Bewohner Rinder züchteten und Gerste anbauten.“

This word in other languages

breed(English)criar(Español)élever(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • zcühten
  • zzüchten
  • zücchten
  • züchetn
  • züchhten
  • züchtenn
  • züchtne
  • züchtten
  • zücthen
  • zühcten
  • üzchten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

zcühten2zzüchten1zücchten1züchetn2züchhten1züchtenn1züchtne2züchtten1
Edit distance from "züchten"

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 "züchten"?
"züchten" is spelled Z-Ü-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʏçtn̩].
What does "züchten" mean?
As a verb, "züchten" means: (Tiere oder Pflanzen) planmäßig vermehren, um bestimmte Merkmale und/oder Eigenschaften hervorzubringen oder zu eliminieren, zu verstärken oder abzuschwächen
What words are commonly confused with "züchten"?
"züchten" is commonly confused with "zucken", "Zutaten", "Züchter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "züchten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "züchten" is [ˈt͡sʏçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "züchten" come from?
"züchten" 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 "züchten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ägypter#19,793another#19,816weicher#19,765verriet#19,756

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Amazonas11 variantsAutismus11 variantsverfällt11 variantsunbequem11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list