zu wenig
The verdict
“zu wenig” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein bestimmtes (gewünschtes) Maß unterschreitend
Corpus desk
Index DE-zu-wenig · zu wenig · German
zu wenig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | zu wenig |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zu wenig“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zu wenig is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ein bestimmtes (gewünschtes) Maß unterschreitend".
No misspelling variants are generated for zu wenig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zu wenig, spelled Z-U- -W-E-N-I-G.
Definition
- 1ein bestimmtes (gewünschtes) Maß unterschreitend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zu wenig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich habe heute zu wenig gegessen.
Das ist mir zu wenig konkret.
Antonyms
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.