zündete

[ˈt͡sʏndətə]

/[ˈt͡sʏndətə]/ verb

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The verdict

“zündete” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,587. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,587
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zünden

Corpus desk

Index DE-zundete · zündete · German

zündete · rank #35,587 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,587
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zögerte

Nearest frequency peer: zögerte (-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 „zündete“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „zündete“ 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).

zündete vs Zünfte
57% similar
zündete vs zünden
71% similar
zündete vs zündet
86% similar

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

Key facts for zündete
PropertyValue
Headwordzündete
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡sʏndətə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,587
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zündete“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zündeteliegt 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: „zögerte“ (#35,586), „zwo“ (#35,585), „übersetzten“ (#35,589). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zündete“ bei #35,587. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around zündete (IPA [ˈt͡sʏndətə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,587 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for zündete, with forms such as "znüdete", "zzündete", and "züdnete". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Zünfte", "zünden", "zündet", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zündete, spelled Z-Ü-N-D-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zünden
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zünden
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zünden
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zünden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • znüdete
  • zzündete
  • züdnete
  • zünddete
  • zündeet
  • zündette
  • zündtee
  • zünedte
  • zünndete
  • üzndete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zündete - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

znüdete2zzündete1züdnete2zünddete1zündeet2zündette1zündtee2zünedte2
Edit distance from "zündete"

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 "zündete"?
"zündete" is spelled Z-Ü-N-D-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʏndətə].
What does "zündete" mean?
As a verb, "zündete" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zünden
What words are commonly confused with "zündete"?
"zündete" is commonly confused with "Zünfte", "zünden", "zündet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zündete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zündete" is [ˈt͡sʏndətə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zündete" come from?
"zündete" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

zögerte#35,586Zwinger#35,584Abscheu#35,599abspann#35,602

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Appenzell10 variantsvonnöten10 variantsviewing10 variantsBadener10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list