zoffen
[ˈt͡sɔfn̩]
The verdict
“zoffen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - mit jemandem Zoff haben
Corpus desk
Index DE-zoffen · zoffen · German
zoffen · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zoffen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡sɔfn̩] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zoffen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zoffen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡sɔfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit jemandem Zoff haben".
Zero misspellings are on record for zoffen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zoffen, spelled Z-O-F-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit jemandem Zoff haben
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zoffen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Blutiger Streit unter fünf Jugendlichen: An der Götzstraße in Tempelhof zoffen sich zwei junge Männer (19, 20) mit drei Gleichaltrigen.“
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.