Zustand
[ˈt͡suːˌʃtant]
The verdict
“Zustand” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,407. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,407
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 5
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Art und Weise, wie etwas zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-zustand · Zustand · German
Zustand · rank #1,407 · 11 variants · 5 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,407
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH wirkt
Nearest frequency peer: wirkt (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Zustand”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Vergangenhe…
Vergangenheit
98,597 corpus weight
- Vertrauen
Vertrauen
98,596 corpus weight
- wirkt
wirkt
98,595 corpus weight
- Zustand
Zustand
98,594 corpus weight
- aussehen
aussehen
98,593 corpus weight
- bewusst
bewusst
98,592 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Zustand” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
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 | Zustand |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌʃtant] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,407 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 5 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zustand” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Zustand (IPA [ˈt͡suːˌʃtant]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,407 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zustand, with forms such as "uzstand", "zsutand", and "zusatnd". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "zustande", "Zustands", "zuständig", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zustand, spelled Z-U-S-T-A-N-D.
Definition
- 1Art und Weise, wie etwas zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt ist
- 2Art und Weise, wie etwas zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt ist
- 3Art und Weise, wie etwas zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt ist
- 4plötzlich auftretende körperliche Beschwerden oder schlechte Laune
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zustand appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Erinnerung an die damaligen Zustände heilt einen von der deutschen Philosophie.“
Das Auto ist in einem guten Zustand.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- uzstand
- zsutand
- zusatnd
- zusstand
- zustadn
- zustandd
- zustannd
- zustnad
- zusttand
- zutsand
- zzustand
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zustand - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zustand", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Zustand". Here's where to go from here.
- "Zustand" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "zustande". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,407 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "Z" letter cohort. Z–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.