zákrok

[ˈzaːkrɔk]

/[ˈzaːkrɔk]/ noun

The verdict

“zákrok” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Eingreifen zur Unterbrechung oder zur Lenkung eines Ablaufs oder Geschehens; Eingriff, Intervention, Einschreiten

Corpus desk

Index DE-zakrok · zákrok · German

zákrok · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" 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.

Key facts for zákrok
PropertyValue
Headwordzákrok
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaːkrɔk]
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zákrok“ im Deutschen

zákroksitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

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

Rare enough to double-check

zákrok is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaːkrɔk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zákrok, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zákrok, spelled Z-Á-K-R-O-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Eingreifen zur Unterbrechung oder zur Lenkung eines Ablaufs oder Geschehens; Eingriff, Intervention, Einschreiten
  2. 2
    medizinische Arbeit am Körper eines Menschen oder Tieres; Eingriff, Operation

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zákrok appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Na sociálních sítích vyvolal velké pozdvižení brutální zákrok policie, která zaklekla ženu před zraky její plačící tříleté dcery jen kvůli tomu, že neměla roušku.
  2. „Pokrokoví zaměstnanci žádají důrazný zákrok proti rozvratníkům, zrádcům a šiřitelům nenávisti.“

Synonyms

zakročenízásahintervenceoperace

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zákrok"?
"zákrok" is spelled Z-Á-K-R-O-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaːkrɔk].
What does "zákrok" mean?
As a noun, "zákrok" means: das Eingreifen zur Unterbrechung oder zur Lenkung eines Ablaufs oder Geschehens; Eingriff, Intervention, Einschreiten
How do you pronounce "zákrok"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zákrok" is [ˈzaːkrɔk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zákrok" come from?
"zákrok" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list