zögere

[ˈt͡søːɡəʁə]

/[ˈt͡søːɡəʁə]/ verb

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The verdict

“zögere” is uncommon German (frequency #72,094 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,094
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zögern

Key facts for zögere
PropertyValue
Headwordzögere
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡søːɡəʁə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,094
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zögere” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). zögere lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zögere is uncommon German at frequency #72,094 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡søːɡəʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zögere, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zögere, spelled Z-Ö-G-E-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zögern
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zögern
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zögern
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zögern

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 "zögere"?
"zögere" is spelled Z-Ö-G-E-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡søːɡəʁə].
What does "zögere" mean?
As a verb, "zögere" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs zögern
How do you pronounce "zögere"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zögere" is [ˈt͡søːɡəʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zögere" come from?
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Using “zögere”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-Ö-G-E-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡søːɡəʁə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list