zu sich kommen

[t͡suː zɪç ˈkɔmən]

/[t͡suː zɪç ˈkɔmən]/ phrase

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency German
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (wieder) klares Bewusstsein erlangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zu-sich-kommen · zu sich kommen · German

zu sich kommen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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 zu sich kommen
PropertyValue
Headwordzu sich kommen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPhrase
IPA[t͡suː zɪç ˈkɔmən]
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zu sich kommen“ im Deutschen

zu sich kommenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

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

Rare enough to double-check

zu sich kommen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [t͡suː zɪç ˈkɔmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(wieder) klares Bewusstsein erlangen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zu sich kommen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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 zu sich kommen, spelled Z-U- -S-I-C-H- -K-O-M-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (wieder) klares Bewusstsein erlangen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Chloe kam langsam zu sich. Ihre Ohren rauschten und ihr Blick war verschleiert, als sie unter Schmerzen die Augen öffnete.“
  2. „Sally, es ist alles gut. Es war doch nur ein Traum. So komm doch zu dir.“

Synonyms

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 "zu sich kommen"?
"zu sich kommen" is spelled Z-U- -S-I-C-H- -K-O-M-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suː zɪç ˈkɔmən].
What does "zu sich kommen" mean?
As a phrase, "zu sich kommen" means: (wieder) klares Bewusstsein erlangen
How do you pronounce "zu sich kommen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zu sich kommen" is [t͡suː zɪç ˈkɔmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zu sich kommen" come from?
"zu sich kommen" 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