Zyklus

[ˈt͡syːklʊs]

/[ˈt͡syːklʊs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zyklus” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,579. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,579
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - regelmäßige Wiederkehr eines Ereignisses, auch der Zeitraum, den ein kompletter Durchlauf benötigt

Corpus desk

Index DE-zyklus · Zyklus · German

Zyklus · rank #11,579 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #11,579
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zutritt

Nearest frequency peer: Zutritt (-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 „Zyklus“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Zyklus“ 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).

Zyklus vs Zyklen
67% similar

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

Key facts for Zyklus
PropertyValue
HeadwordZyklus
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡syːklʊs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,579
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zyklus“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Zyklusliegt 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: „Zutritt“ (#11,578), „ökologische“ (#11,580), „Zusammenstellung“ (#11,577). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zyklus“ bei #11,579. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Zyklus (IPA [ˈt͡syːklʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,579 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zyklus, with forms such as "yzklus", "zkylus", and "zykklus". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Zyklen", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zyklus, spelled Z-Y-K-L-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    regelmäßige Wiederkehr eines Ereignisses, auch der Zeitraum, den ein kompletter Durchlauf benötigt
  2. 2
    eine Reihe von zusammenhängenden (besonders künstlerischen) Werken
  3. 3
    Kreislauf
  4. 4
    Folge von Kanten (= Weg), bei dem Anfangs- und Endknoten zusammenfallen
  5. 5
    monatliche Blutung der Frau

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ein Zyklus des Mondes dauert ungefähr 29 Tage.
  2. Die Galerie UnArt zeigt den Zyklus „Traubendreher“ von Balduin Puvogel.

Synonyms

MenstruationszyklusRegelzyklus

This word in other languages

cycle(English)ciclo(Español)cycle(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • yzklus
  • zkylus
  • zykklus
  • zykllus
  • zyklsu
  • zykluss
  • zykuls
  • zylkus
  • zyyklus
  • zzyklus

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

yzklus2zkylus2zykklus1zykllus1zyklsu2zykluss1zykuls2zylkus2
Edit distance from "Zyklus"

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 "Zyklus"?
"Zyklus" is spelled Z-Y-K-L-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡syːklʊs].
What does "Zyklus" mean?
As a noun, "Zyklus" means: regelmäßige Wiederkehr eines Ereignisses, auch der Zeitraum, den ein kompletter Durchlauf benötigt
What words are commonly confused with "Zyklus"?
"Zyklus" is commonly confused with "Zyklen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Zyklus"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zyklus" is [ˈt͡syːklʊs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zyklus" come from?
"Zyklus" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

agiert#11,584albern#11,585Wirbel#11,571whisky#11,569

Similar misspelling depth

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

Adenauer10 variantsWassers10 variantsVeganer10 variantsBananen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list