züchtigen

[ˈt͡sʏçtɪɡn̩]

/[ˈt͡sʏçtɪɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“züchtigen” 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) - jemanden (meist ein Kind) durch Schläge körperlich bestrafen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuchtigen · züchtigen · German

züchtigen · 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 züchtigen
PropertyValue
Headwordzüchtigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡sʏçtɪɡn̩]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “züchtigen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

züchtigenschafft 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

züchtigen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡sʏçtɪɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden (meist ein Kind) durch Schläge körperlich bestrafen".

Zero misspellings are on record for züchtigen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is züchtigen, spelled Z-Ü-C-H-T-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    jemanden (meist ein Kind) durch Schläge körperlich bestrafen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In Deutschland dürfen Eltern oder Lehrer Kinder nicht züchtigen, niemals!
  2. Meine Großtante wurde in der Schule noch durch Schläge auf die Finger gezüchtigt.

Synonyms

prügelnschlagenvergeltenverprügelnversohlenPrügelausteilenSchlägeausteilenbestrafenmaßregelnstrafen

This word in other languages

beat(English)

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 "züchtigen"?
"züchtigen" is spelled Z-Ü-C-H-T-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʏçtɪɡn̩].
What does "züchtigen" mean?
As a verb, "züchtigen" means: jemanden (meist ein Kind) durch Schläge körperlich bestrafen
How do you pronounce "züchtigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "züchtigen" is [ˈt͡sʏçtɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "züchtigen" come from?
"züchtigen" 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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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list