Fischzug
[ˈfɪʃˌt͡suːk]
The verdict
“Fischzug” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fangen von Fischen; Auswerfen/Ausbringen und Einholen eines Fischernetzes/Schleppnetzes
Corpus desk
Index DE-fischzug · Fischzug · German
Fischzug · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Fischzug |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfɪʃˌt͡suːk] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Fischzug“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Fischzug is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfɪʃˌt͡suːk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Fischzug, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Fischzug, spelled F-I-S-C-H-Z-U-G.
Definition
- 1Fangen von Fischen; Auswerfen/Ausbringen und Einholen eines Fischernetzes/Schleppnetzes
- 2Unternehmung, die Gewinn verspricht; auch in Gebrauch bei zwielichtigen/kriminellen Unternehmungen, wie beispielsweise Raub, Diebstahl
- 3kollektive Bewegung von Fischen über größere Distanzen, beispielsweise um am Zielort zu laichen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Fischzug appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[Die Inuit] „jagen Robben und Eisbären, gehen auf Fischzug oder schießen Vögel.“
„Es ist früher Morgen, gerade kehren die Kutter von ihren nächtlichen Fischzügen zurück.“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.