neigen zu
[ˌnaɪ̯ɡn̩ ˈt͡suː]
The verdict
“neigen zu” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zuneigen
Corpus desk
Index DE-neigen-zu · neigen zu · German
neigen zu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" 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 | neigen zu |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˌnaɪ̯ɡn̩ ˈt͡suː] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „neigen zu“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
neigen zu is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˌnaɪ̯ɡn̩ ˈt͡suː]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for neigen zu in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is neigen zu, spelled N-E-I-G-E-N- -Z-U.
Definition
- 11. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zuneigen
- 21. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zuneigen
- 33. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zuneigen
- 43. Person Plural Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Hauptsatzkonjugation des Verbs zuneigen
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.