Zusatz
[ˈt͡suːˌzat͡s]
The verdict
“Zusatz” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #8,814. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #8,814
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das einem anderen hinzugefügt wurde oder wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-zusatz · Zusatz · German
Zusatz · rank #8,814 · 9 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #8,814
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zahnarzt
Nearest frequency peer: Zahnarzt (-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 „Zusatz“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- widerlich
widerlich
91,190 corpus weight
- wohnte
wohnte
91,189 corpus weight
- Zahnarzt
Zahnarzt
91,188 corpus weight
- Zusatz
Zusatz
91,187 corpus weight
- änderte
änderte
91,186 corpus weight
- abgebildet
abgebildet
91,184 corpus weight
What this shows „Zusatz“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zusatz |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌzat͡s] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #8,814 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zusatz“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Zusatz (IPA [ˈt͡suːˌzat͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,814 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zusatz, with forms such as "uzsatz", "zsuatz", and "zuastz". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Zutat", "Zusätze", "Zusage", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zusatz, spelled Z-U-S-A-T-Z.
Definition
- 1etwas, das einem anderen hinzugefügt wurde oder wird
- 2das Hinzugeben, Hinzufügen
- 3deutsche Bezeichnung für Apposition, ein weglassbarer Teil eines Satzgliedes
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zusatz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Manchmal hilft der Zusatz bei der Adresse, dass der Postbote oder die Postbotin das Objekt leichter zustellen kann.
"Herr Meier", "Professor Meier", "Karl der Große", "Peter, mein Freund" sind Beispiele für Zusätze.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- uzsatz
- zsuatz
- zuastz
- zusattz
- zusatzz
- zusazt
- zussatz
- zustaz
- zzusatz
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zusatz - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zusatz", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).