Züchtigung

[ˈt͡sʏçtɪɡʊŋ]

/[ˈt͡sʏçtɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Züchtigung” is uncommon German (frequency #72,095 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,095
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bestrafung durch körperliche Gewaltanwendung

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuchtigung · Züchtigung · German

Züchtigung · rank #72,095 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,095
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zögere

Nearest frequency peer: zögere (-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 „Züchtigung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Züchtigung
PropertyValue
HeadwordZüchtigung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sʏçtɪɡʊŋ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,095
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Züchtigung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Züchtigungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zögere“ (#72,094), „Ägyptern“ (#72,096), „ärgerlicher“ (#72,097). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Züchtigung“ bei #72,095. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Züchtigung is uncommon German at frequency #72,095 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sʏçtɪɡʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Bestrafung durch körperliche Gewaltanwendung".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Züchtigung, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Züchtigung, spelled Z-Ü-C-H-T-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bestrafung durch körperliche Gewaltanwendung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Bis in die neunziger Jahre durften Eltern ihre Kinder schlagen, wenn es erzieherisch begründet und die Züchtigung ‚nicht unverhältnismäßig‘ war.“
  2. „Die Züchtigung, insbesondere die Ohrfeige, war noch bis in die 1950er Jahre hinein ein legales und probates Mittel an bayerischen Schulen.“

Synonyms

Prügel

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 "Züchtigung"?
"Züchtigung" is spelled Z-Ü-C-H-T-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʏçtɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Züchtigung" mean?
As a noun, "Züchtigung" means: Bestrafung durch körperliche Gewaltanwendung
How do you pronounce "Züchtigung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Züchtigung" is [ˈt͡sʏçtɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Züchtigung" come from?
"Züchtigung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list