zuballern
[ˈt͡suːˌbalɐn]
The verdict
“zuballern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Schwung (und einem Knall/Geräusch) schließen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuballern · zuballern · German
zuballern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | zuballern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌbalɐn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zuballern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zuballern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌbalɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for zuballern in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zuballern, spelled Z-U-B-A-L-L-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1mit Schwung (und einem Knall/Geräusch) schließen
- 2sich (durch Alkohol oder auch Drogen) berauschen, so dass man nicht mehr vernünftig agieren/reagieren kann
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zuballern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie ging und ballerte die Tür hinter sich zu.
„Selbst wenn wir drei neue Stellen schaffen, können wir nicht verhindern, dass Jugendliche sich die Birne zuballern, weil sie Bock darauf haben.“
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.