kiffe zu

[ˌkɪfə ˈt͡suː]

/[ˌkɪfə ˈt͡suː]/ verb

The verdict

“kiffe zu” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zukiffen

Key facts for kiffe zu
PropertyValue
Headwordkiffe zu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌkɪfə ˈt͡suː]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “kiffe zu” sits in German frequency

kiffe zu falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for kiffe zu is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌkɪfə ˈt͡suː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for kiffe zu in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is kiffe zu, spelled K-I-F-F-E- -Z-U, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zukiffen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zukiffen
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zukiffen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zukiffen

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kiffe zu"?
"kiffe zu" is spelled K-I-F-F-E- -Z-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkɪfə ˈt͡suː].
What does "kiffe zu" mean?
As a verb, "kiffe zu" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zukiffen
How do you pronounce "kiffe zu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kiffe zu" is [ˌkɪfə ˈt͡suː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kiffe zu" come from?
"kiffe zu" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “kiffe zu”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is K-I-F-F-E- -Z-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌkɪfə ˈt͡suː] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

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