Zufriedenheit

[t͡suˈfʁiːdn̩haɪ̯t]

/[t͡suˈfʁiːdn̩haɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zufriedenheit” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,488. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,488
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Frohsein mit einer Situation oder einem Umstand

Corpus desk

Index DE-zufriedenheit · Zufriedenheit · German

Zufriedenheit · rank #9,488 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,488
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zero

Nearest frequency peer: zero (-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 „Zufriedenheit“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Zufriedenheit“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zufriedenheit
PropertyValue
HeadwordZufriedenheit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[t͡suˈfʁiːdn̩haɪ̯t]
Letters13
Frequency rank#9,488
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zufriedenheit“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zufriedenheitliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zero“ (#9,487), „Ämter“ (#9,489), „weltweite“ (#9,486). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zufriedenheit“ bei #9,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around Zufriedenheit (IPA [t͡suˈfʁiːdn̩haɪ̯t]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,488 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zufriedenheit, with forms such as "uzfriedenheit", "zfuriedenheit", and "zuffriedenheit". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zufriedenheit, spelled Z-U-F-R-I-E-D-E-N-H-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Frohsein mit einer Situation oder einem Umstand
  2. 2
    Ausmaß oder Grad von ^([1])

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Seine Zufriedenheit war nur von kurzer Dauer.
  2. „Ein Strahl von Zufriedenheit überzog das erstorbene Gesicht des Greises, als er den Sarg beendigt sah.“

Antonyms

Unzufriedenheit

This word in other languages

content(English)satisfacción(Español)satisfaction(Français)satisfação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzfriedenheit
  • zfuriedenheit
  • zuffriedenheit
  • zufiredenheit
  • zufreidenheit
  • zufrideenheit
  • zufrieddenheit
  • zufriedehneit
  • zufriedenehit
  • zufriedenheitt
  • zufriedenheti
  • zufriedenhheit
  • zufriedenhiet
  • zufriedennheit
  • zufriedneheit
  • zufrieednheit
  • zufrriedenheit
  • zurfiedenheit
  • zzufriedenheit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zufriedenheit - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

uzfriedenheit2zfuriedenheit2zuffriedenheit1zufiredenheit2zufreidenheit2zufrideenheit2zufrieddenheit1zufriedehneit2
Edit distance from "Zufriedenheit"

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 "Zufriedenheit"?
"Zufriedenheit" is spelled Z-U-F-R-I-E-D-E-N-H-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈfʁiːdn̩haɪ̯t].
What does "Zufriedenheit" mean?
As a noun, "Zufriedenheit" means: das Frohsein mit einer Situation oder einem Umstand
What are common misspellings of "Zufriedenheit"?
Common misspellings include "uzfriedenheit", "zfuriedenheit", "zuffriedenheit", "zufiredenheit", "zufreidenheit". The correct spelling is "Zufriedenheit".
How do you pronounce "Zufriedenheit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zufriedenheit" is [t͡suˈfʁiːdn̩haɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zufriedenheit" come from?
"Zufriedenheit" 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 "Zufriedenheit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list