zaudern

[ˈt͡saʊ̯dɐn]

/[ˈt͡saʊ̯dɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“zaudern” is uncommon German (frequency #79,977 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,977
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - unentschlossen sein, zögern

Corpus desk

Index DE-zaudern · zaudern · German

zaudern · rank #79,977 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,977
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zaubertricks

Nearest frequency peer: Zaubertricks (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „zaudern“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zaudern“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zaudern
PropertyValue
Headwordzaudern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡saʊ̯dɐn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#79,977
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zaudern“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zaudernfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zaubertricks“ (#79,976), „Zellerfeld“ (#79,978), „Zahlungsfähigkeit“ (#79,975). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zaudern“ bei #79,977. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zaudern is uncommon German at frequency #79,977 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡saʊ̯dɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "unentschlossen sein, zögern".

zaudern has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zaudern, spelled Z-A-U-D-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    unentschlossen sein, zögern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich zauderte, sie anzusprechen, und so kam sie mit einem anderen zusammen.
  2. Wir dürfen nicht länger zaudern, sondern müssen jetzt handeln.

This word in other languages

hesitate(English)vacilar(Español)hésiter(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zaudern"?
"zaudern" is spelled Z-A-U-D-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡saʊ̯dɐn].
What does "zaudern" mean?
As a verb, "zaudern" means: unentschlossen sein, zögern
How do you pronounce "zaudern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zaudern" is [ˈt͡saʊ̯dɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zaudern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wässrig#79,964winkten#79,953Zyperns#80,001Zögling#80,003

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list