Zugspitze

[ˈt͡suːkˌʃpɪt͡sə]

/[ˈt͡suːkˌʃpɪt͡sə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zugspitze” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,600. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,600
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vorderes Ende einer Eisenbahnfahreinheit

Corpus desk

Index DE-zugspitze · Zugspitze · German

Zugspitze · rank #41,600 · 14 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #41,600
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zugangsdaten

Nearest frequency peer: Zugangsdaten (-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 „Zugspitze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Zugspitze“ 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).

Zugspitze vs zugespitzt
70% similar

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

Key facts for Zugspitze
PropertyValue
HeadwordZugspitze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡suːkˌʃpɪt͡sə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#41,600
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zugspitze“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zugangsdaten“ (#41,599), „zusammenlegen“ (#41,602), „zischen“ (#41,597). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zugspitze“ bei #41,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around Zugspitze (IPA [ˈt͡suːkˌʃpɪt͡sə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,600 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "vorderes Ende einer Eisenbahnfahreinheit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zugspitze, with forms such as "uzgspitze", "zguspitze", and "zuggspitze". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "zugespitzt", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zugspitze, spelled Z-U-G-S-P-I-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    vorderes Ende einer Eisenbahnfahreinheit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In der Schweiz wird die Zugspitze mit einem Dreilichtsignal gekennzeichnet.“
  2. „Diese Uhr zeigt genau 12 Uhr erst dann an, wenn die Zugspitze 50 Meter weiter ist.“

Antonyms

ZugendeZugschluss

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzgspitze
  • zguspitze
  • zuggspitze
  • zugpsitze
  • zugsiptze
  • zugspitez
  • zugspittze
  • zugspitzze
  • zugspizte
  • zugsppitze
  • zugsptize
  • zugsspitze
  • zusgpitze
  • zzugspitze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

uzgspitze2zguspitze2zuggspitze1zugpsitze2zugsiptze2zugspitez2zugspittze1zugspitzze1
Edit distance from "Zugspitze"

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 "Zugspitze"?
"Zugspitze" is spelled Z-U-G-S-P-I-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːkˌʃpɪt͡sə].
What does "Zugspitze" mean?
As a noun, "Zugspitze" means: vorderes Ende einer Eisenbahnfahreinheit
What words are commonly confused with "Zugspitze"?
"Zugspitze" is commonly confused with "zugespitzt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zugspitze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zugspitze" is [ˈt͡suːkˌʃpɪt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zugspitze" come from?
"Zugspitze" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

abgekauft#41,616Wolfsberg#41,583abgewandt#41,619Windmühle#41,578

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

überspannt14 variantsangestarrt14 variantsvertraust14 variantsarrangierte14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list