Zuckerbrot

[ˈt͡sʊkɐˌbʁoːt]

/[ˈt͡sʊkɐˌbʁoːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zuckerbrot” is uncommon German (frequency #81,201 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,201
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - früher eine brotartige Handelsform des Zuckers (ähnlich wie Zuckerhut)

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuckerbrot · Zuckerbrot · German

Zuckerbrot · rank #81,201 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,201
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH ziviles

Nearest frequency peer: ziviles (-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 „Zuckerbrot“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zuckerbrot
PropertyValue
HeadwordZuckerbrot
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sʊkɐˌbʁoːt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#81,201
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zuckerbrot“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „ziviles“ (#81,200), „Zitats“ (#81,199), „zurückgelegte“ (#81,203). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zuckerbrot“ bei #81,201. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zuckerbrot is uncommon German at frequency #81,201 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sʊkɐˌbʁoːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Zuckerbrot in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Zuckerbrot, spelled Z-U-C-K-E-R-B-R-O-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    früher eine brotartige Handelsform des Zuckers (ähnlich wie Zuckerhut)
  2. 2
    früher allgemeine Bezeichnung für süßes Gebäck, Konditoreiware
  3. 3
    Kuchen mit grobem Zucker
  4. 4
    Scheibe Brot mit Butter und Zucker bestreut
  5. 5
    die wörtliche Übersetzung der portugiesischen Bezeichnung des Zuckerhut-Felsens in Rio de Janeiro
  6. 6
    Marzipan

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man ließ die aus den Zuckerrüben gewonnene, geklärte und konzentrierte Zuckerlösung bei einer bestimmten Temperatur in kegelförmigen Behältern, der sogenannten Nutschbatterie auskristallisieren. Was herauskam nannte man Zuckerbrot oder Zuckerhut.
  2. Holländisches Zuckerbrot, ein Rezept mit zerstoßenem Würfelzucker

This word in other languages

sugar loaf(English)pain de sucre(Français)

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 "Zuckerbrot"?
"Zuckerbrot" is spelled Z-U-C-K-E-R-B-R-O-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʊkɐˌbʁoːt].
What does "Zuckerbrot" mean?
As a noun, "Zuckerbrot" means: früher eine brotartige Handelsform des Zuckers (ähnlich wie Zuckerhut)
How do you pronounce "Zuckerbrot"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zuckerbrot" is [ˈt͡sʊkɐˌbʁoːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zuckerbrot" come from?
"Zuckerbrot" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

zirkuliert#81,198zweifelten#81,210Windbeutel#81,180Wiegenlied#81,178

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list