zubringen

[ˈt͡suːˌbʁɪŋən]

/[ˈt͡suːˌbʁɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“zubringen” is uncommon German (frequency #63,042 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,042
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas jemandem oder zu einem Ort bringen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zubringen · zubringen · German

zubringen · rank #63,042 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,042
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zielstrebigke…

Nearest frequency peer: Zielstrebigkeit (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „zubringen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zubringen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zubringen
PropertyValue
Headwordzubringen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌbʁɪŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#63,042
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zubringen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zubringenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zielstrebigkeit“ (#63,041), „zufälliges“ (#63,043), „Zertifizierungen“ (#63,040). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zubringen“ bei #63,042. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zubringen is uncommon German at frequency #63,042 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌbʁɪŋən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

zubringen has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is zubringen, spelled Z-U-B-R-I-N-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas jemandem oder zu einem Ort bringen
  2. 2
    während einer bestimmten Zeitspanne an einem bestimmten Ort verweilen
  3. 3
    fähig sein, etwas zuzumachen, etwas zu schließen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dem Bodensee wird das meiste Wasser vom Rhein zugebracht.
  2. Ich habe den ganzen Abend im Geschäft zugebracht.

Synonyms

zukriegen

This word in other languages

bring(English)apporter(Français)

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 "zubringen"?
"zubringen" is spelled Z-U-B-R-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌbʁɪŋən].
What does "zubringen" mean?
As a verb, "zubringen" means: etwas jemandem oder zu einem Ort bringen
How do you pronounce "zubringen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zubringen" is [ˈt͡suːˌbʁɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zubringen" come from?
"zubringen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zubringen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

wollenden#63,026Abensberg#63,072abschafft#63,082wandelten#62,998

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list