kifft zu

[ˌkɪft ˈt͡suː]

/[ˌkɪft ˈt͡suː]/ verb

The verdict

“kifft 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 Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zukiffen

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

Where “kifft zu” sits in German frequency

kifft 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 kifft zu is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌkɪft ˈt͡suː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for kifft 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 kifft zu, spelled K-I-F-F-T- -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 Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zukiffen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zukiffen
  3. 3
    2. Person Plural Indikativ 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 "kifft zu"?
"kifft zu" is spelled K-I-F-F-T- -Z-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌkɪft ˈt͡suː].
What does "kifft zu" mean?
As a verb, "kifft zu" means: 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zukiffen
How do you pronounce "kifft zu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kifft zu" is [ˌkɪft ˈt͡suː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kifft zu" come from?
"kifft zu" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “kifft zu”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-I-F-F-T- -Z-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌkɪft 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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