dazu
[daˈt͡suː]
The verdict
“dazu” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #178 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #178
- frequency rank, German
- 4
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ergänzend, vervollständigend
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 | dazu |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [daˈt͡suː] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #178 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dazu” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for dazu is 4 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [daˈt͡suː]. Corpus data places it at rank #178 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for dazu, with forms such as "adzu", "dauz", and "dazzu". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "du", "dz", "Dez", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is dazu, spelled D-A-Z-U.
Definition
- 1ergänzend, vervollständigend
- 2in Hinblick auf das hier
- 3konjunktional, um etwas zu erreichen
- 4regional trennbar in Bedeutung [2]
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: adzu,dauz,dazzu,ddazu,dzau
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dazu - 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.
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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Using “dazu”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-A-Z-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [daˈt͡suː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “du” - see the side-by-side comparison. dazu vs du
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.