klemmst zu

[ˌklɛmst ˈt͡suː]

/[ˌklɛmst ˈt͡suː]/ verb

The verdict

“klemmst 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
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zuklemmen

Key facts for klemmst zu
PropertyValue
Headwordklemmst zu
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˌklɛmst ˈt͡suː]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “klemmst zu” sits in German frequency

klemmst 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 klemmst zu is 10 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˌklɛmst ˈt͡suː]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zuklemmen".

No misspelling variants are generated for klemmst 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 klemmst zu, spelled K-L-E-M-M-S-T- -Z-U, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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    2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zuklemmen

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 "klemmst zu"?
"klemmst zu" is spelled K-L-E-M-M-S-T- -Z-U. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌklɛmst ˈt͡suː].
What does "klemmst zu" mean?
As a verb, "klemmst zu" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zuklemmen
How do you pronounce "klemmst zu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "klemmst zu" is [ˌklɛmst ˈt͡suː]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "klemmst zu" come from?
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Using “klemmst zu”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is K-L-E-M-M-S-T- -Z-U - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˌklɛmst 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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list