zaubern

/[ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐn]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,841

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

zaubern is aGermanverb. It means: etwas durch übernatürliche (magische) Kräfte geschehen lassen; Magie anwenden Pronounced [ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐn]. Often confused with zaubert and Zauber.

Key facts for zaubern
PropertyValue
Headwordzaubern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,841
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of zaubern in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zaubern is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,841 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for zaubern, with forms such as "azubern", "zabuern", and "zaubbern". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "zaubert", "Zauber", "Zählern", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 zaubern, spelled Z-A-U-B-E-R-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas durch übernatürliche (magische) Kräfte geschehen lassen; Magie anwenden
  2. 2
    durch geschickte Bewegungen, Ablenkung und Täuschung einem Publikum Tricks vorführen, die wie Zauberei oder Magie aussehen; einen Zaubertrick vorführen
  3. 3
    etwas unter nicht optimalen Voraussetzungen oder mit bescheidenen Mitteln sehr gut oder sehr schnell bewerkstelligen oder gutes Ergebnis erzielen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: azubern,zabuern,zaubbern,zaubenr,zaubernn,zauberrn,zaubren,zauebrn,zuabern,zzaubern

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zaubern

Misspelling Variants of "zaubern"

azubern7zabuern7zaubbern8zaubenr7zaubernn8zauberrn8zaubren7zauebrn7
Misspelling Variants of "zaubern"

Frequency rank: #12,841 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zaubern"?
"zaubern" is spelled Z-A-U-B-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐn].
What does "zaubern" mean?
As a verb, "zaubern" means: etwas durch übernatürliche (magische) Kräfte geschehen lassen; Magie anwenden
What words are commonly confused with "zaubern"?
"zaubern" is commonly confused with "zaubert", "Zauber", "Zählern". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zaubern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zaubern" is [ˈt͡saʊ̯bɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zaubern" come from?
"zaubern" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.