Zucchini
[t͡sʊˈkiːni]
The verdict
“Zucchini” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #24,213 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,213
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu den Gartenkürbissen gehörende Pflanze mit länglichen oder rundlichen Früchten
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zucchini |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡sʊˈkiːni] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #24,213 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zucchini” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Zucchini is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡sʊˈkiːni]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,213 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zucchini, with forms such as "uzcchini", "zcuchini", and "zucchhini". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zucchini, spelled Z-U-C-C-H-I-N-I.
Definition
- 1zu den Gartenkürbissen gehörende Pflanze mit länglichen oder rundlichen Früchten
- 2Frucht der Pflanze
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: uzcchini,zcuchini,zucchhini,zucchiin,zucchinni,zucchnii,zuccihni,zuchcini,zuchini,zzucchini
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zucchini - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Zucchini”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-C-C-H-I-N-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡sʊˈkiːni] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.