zucken

[ˈt͡sʊkn̩]

/[ˈt͡sʊkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zucken” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,785. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,785
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine kurze, schnelle, meist unwillkürliche Bewegung ausführen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zucken · zucken · German

zucken · rank #19,785 · 9 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,785
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zeller

Nearest frequency peer: Zeller (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „zucken“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „zucken“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zucken vs Zügen
33% similar
zucken vs zuckt
67% similar
zucken vs Zucker
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zucken
PropertyValue
Headwordzucken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡sʊkn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,785
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zucken“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zuckenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zeller“ (#19,784), „zugehörige“ (#19,786), „Zulauf“ (#19,787). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zucken“ bei #19,785. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around zucken (IPA [ˈt͡sʊkn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,785 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eine kurze, schnelle, meist unwillkürliche Bewegung ausführen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for zucken, with forms such as "uzcken", "zcuken", and "zuccken". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Zügen", "zuckt", "Zucker", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zucken, spelled Z-U-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine kurze, schnelle, meist unwillkürliche Bewegung ausführen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Seine Nervosität konnte man meist daran ablesen, dass seine Nasenflügel ständig zuckten.

This word in other languages

twitch(English)contraerse(Español)tressaillir(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzcken
  • zcuken
  • zuccken
  • zucekn
  • zuckenn
  • zuckken
  • zuckne
  • zukcen
  • zzucken

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zucken - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

uzcken2zcuken2zuccken1zucekn2zuckenn1zuckken1zuckne2zukcen2
Edit distance from "zucken"

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 "zucken"?
"zucken" is spelled Z-U-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʊkn̩].
What does "zucken" mean?
As a verb, "zucken" means: eine kurze, schnelle, meist unwillkürliche Bewegung ausführen
What words are commonly confused with "zucken"?
"zucken" is commonly confused with "Zügen", "zuckt", "Zucker". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zucken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zucken" is [ˈt͡sʊkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zucken" come from?
"zucken" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zeller#19,784Zulauf#19,787wäscht#19,778Aargau#19,800

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Anflug9 variantsanruft9 variantsvergab9 variantsUmbauen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list