zustande

[t͡suˈʃtandə]

/[t͡suˈʃtandə]/ adv

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The verdict

“zustande” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #4,481. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,481
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in einem bestimmten Zustand befindlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-zustande · zustande · German

zustande · rank #4,481 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,481
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zugelassen

Nearest frequency peer: zugelassen (-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 „zustande“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „zustande“ 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).

zustande vs Zustands
75% similar
zustande vs zuständig
67% similar
zustande vs Zuständen
67% similar

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

Key facts for zustande
PropertyValue
Headwordzustande
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[t͡suˈʃtandə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,481
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zustande“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zugelassen“ (#4,480), „Abgeordnete“ (#4,482), „womöglich“ (#4,479). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zustande“ bei #4,481. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around zustande (IPA [t͡suˈʃtandə]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #4,481 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "in einem bestimmten Zustand befindlich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for zustande, with forms such as "uzstande", "zsutande", and "zusatnde". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Zustands", "zuständig", "Zuständen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zustande, spelled Z-U-S-T-A-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    in einem bestimmten Zustand befindlich

Synonyms

zuwegezu Wege

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzstande
  • zsutande
  • zusatnde
  • zusstande
  • zustadne
  • zustandde
  • zustaned
  • zustannde
  • zustnade
  • zusttande
  • zutsande
  • zzustande

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

uzstande2zsutande2zusatnde2zusstande1zustadne2zustandde1zustaned2zustannde1
Edit distance from "zustande"

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 "zustande"?
"zustande" is spelled Z-U-S-T-A-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈʃtandə].
What does "zustande" mean?
As an adverb, "zustande" means: in einem bestimmten Zustand befindlich
What words are commonly confused with "zustande"?
"zustande" is commonly confused with "Zustands", "zuständig", "Zuständen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zustande"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zustande" is [t͡suˈʃtandə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zustande" come from?
"zustande" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

anmelden#4,487Anschlag#4,488Vielzahl#4,474Tübingen#4,471

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

spielten12 variantsdiversen12 variantsgetestet12 variantsLehrerin12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list