zubuttern

[ˈt͡suːˌbʊtɐn]

/[ˈt͡suːˌbʊtɐn]/ verb

The verdict

“zubuttern” 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) - für eine Person oder eine Sache etwas oder auch viel aus seinem Privatvermögen zuschießen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zubuttern · zubuttern · German

zubuttern · 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.

Key facts for zubuttern
PropertyValue
Headwordzubuttern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌbʊtɐn]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zubuttern“ im Deutschen

zubutternschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

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

Rare enough to double-check

zubuttern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌbʊtɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zubuttern, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zubuttern, spelled Z-U-B-U-T-T-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    für eine Person oder eine Sache etwas oder auch viel aus seinem Privatvermögen zuschießen
  2. 2
    Spielzug, bei dem hochwertige Karten in den Stich eines Mitspielers geworfen werden, um die Punkte gutgeschrieben zu bekommen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei meinem Laden buttere ich zu.
  2. Obwohl die USA drei Milliarden Dollar für den Kampf gegen Drogenhandel und linke Rebellen zubuttern, urteilt die New York Times: „Kolumbien kapituliert vor der Mafia“.

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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 "zubuttern"?
"zubuttern" is spelled Z-U-B-U-T-T-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌbʊtɐn].
What does "zubuttern" mean?
As a verb, "zubuttern" means: für eine Person oder eine Sache etwas oder auch viel aus seinem Privatvermögen zuschießen
How do you pronounce "zubuttern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zubuttern" is [ˈt͡suːˌbʊtɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zubuttern" come from?
"zubuttern" 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