Zürich

[ˈt͡sʏrɪç]

/[ˈt͡sʏrɪç]/ name

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The verdict

“Zürich” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,911. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,911
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größte Stadt in der Schweiz, gelegen an der Limmat

Corpus desk

Index DE-zurich · Zürich · German

Zürich · rank #1,911 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,911
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH WM

Nearest frequency peer: WM (-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 „Zürich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Zürich“ 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).

Zürich vs zurück
33% similar
Zürich vs Züricher
75% similar

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

Key facts for Zürich
PropertyValue
HeadwordZürich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈt͡sʏrɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,911
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zürich“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zürichliegt 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: „WM“ (#1,910), „amerikanischen“ (#1,912), „vieles“ (#1,909). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zürich“ bei #1,911. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Zürich (IPA [ˈt͡sʏrɪç]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #1,911 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zürich, with forms such as "zrüich", "zzürich", and "züirch". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "zurück", "Züricher", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zürich, spelled Z-Ü-R-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    größte Stadt in der Schweiz, gelegen an der Limmat
  2. 2
    Kanton im Nordosten der Schweiz

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Stadt Zürich hat über 430.000 Einwohner.
  2. Das Zürich der dreißiger Jahre hatte seinen ganz eigenen Charme.

This word in other languages

Zurich(English)Zúrich(Español)Zurich(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • zrüich
  • zzürich
  • züirch
  • zürcih
  • züricch
  • zürichh
  • zürihc
  • zürrich
  • üzrich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

zrüich2zzürich1züirch2zürcih2züricch1zürichh1zürihc2zürrich1
Edit distance from "Zürich"

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 "Zürich"?
"Zürich" is spelled Z-Ü-R-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʏrɪç].
What does "Zürich" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zürich" means: größte Stadt in der Schweiz, gelegen an der Limmat
What words are commonly confused with "Zürich"?
"Zürich" is commonly confused with "zurück", "Züricher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zürich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zürich" is [ˈt͡sʏrɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zürich" come from?
"Zürich" 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?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

vieles#1,909Breite#1,915steigt#1,905sparen#1,904

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

siehst9 variantsGegend9 variantsNorden9 variantsMännern9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list