allzu

[ˈalt͡suː]

/[ˈalt͡suː]/ adv

The verdict

“allzu” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #3,294. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,294
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - verstärktes zu; zu sehr, in zu hohem Grade

Corpus desk

Index DE-allzu · allzu · German

allzu · rank #3,294 · 5 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,294
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Albert

Nearest frequency peer: Albert (-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 „allzu“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „allzu“ 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).

allzu vs Alu
40% similar
allzu vs alle
60% similar
allzu vs alla
60% similar

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

Key facts for allzu
PropertyValue
Headwordallzu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈalt͡suː]
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,294
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „allzu“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).allzuliegt 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: „Albert“ (#3,293), „Angela“ (#3,295), „Akademie“ (#3,292). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „allzu“ bei #3,294. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around allzu (IPA [ˈalt͡suː]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #3,294 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "verstärktes zu; zu sehr, in zu hohem Grade".

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for allzu, with forms such as "alluz", "allzzu", and "alzlu". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Alu", "alle", "alla", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is allzu, spelled A-L-L-Z-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    verstärktes zu; zu sehr, in zu hohem Grade

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Gegen allzu viele und unnötige englische Fremdwörter kann man sich wehren, man kann auf ihre Verwendung verzichten und sich stattdessen deutscher Wörter besinnen.
  2. „Natürlich erhoffe ich mir von meinem Wutausbruch, dass die Vorgesetzten an mögliche Folgen für ihre Laufbahn denken, falls die Berichterstattung allzu negativ ausfällt, aber am Ende ist es wohl mehr Mitleid, warum sich ein Biologe seufzend bereiterklärt, uns immerhin an den Rand des Sperrbezirks zu führen.“

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • alluz
  • allzzu
  • alzlu
  • alzu
  • lalzu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

alluz2allzzu1alzlu2alzu1lalzu2
Edit distance from "allzu"

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 "allzu"?
"allzu" is spelled A-L-L-Z-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈalt͡suː].
What does "allzu" mean?
As an adverb, "allzu" means: verstärktes zu; zu sehr, in zu hohem Grade
What words are commonly confused with "allzu"?
"allzu" is commonly confused with "Alu", "alle", "alla". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "allzu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "allzu" is [ˈalt͡suː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "allzu" come from?
"allzu" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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 "allzu", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list