zuckerfrei

[ˈt͡sʊkɐˌfʁaɪ̯]

/[ˈt͡sʊkɐˌfʁaɪ̯]/ adj

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The verdict

“zuckerfrei” is uncommon German (frequency #89,862 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,862
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - keinen Zucker enthaltend

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuckerfrei · zuckerfrei · German

zuckerfrei · rank #89,862 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,862
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zschopau

Nearest frequency peer: Zschopau (-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 „zuckerfrei“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zuckerfrei
PropertyValue
Headwordzuckerfrei
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡sʊkɐˌfʁaɪ̯]
Letters10
Frequency rank#89,862
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zuckerfrei“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zuckerfreifällt 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: „Zschopau“ (#89,861), „zugeleitet“ (#89,864), „zerkratzen“ (#89,859). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zuckerfrei“ bei #89,862. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zuckerfrei is uncommon German at frequency #89,862 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡sʊkɐˌfʁaɪ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "keinen Zucker enthaltend".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zuckerfrei, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zuckerfrei, spelled Z-U-C-K-E-R-F-R-E-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    keinen Zucker enthaltend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Er kaute ein zuckerfreies Kaugummi.

Antonyms

zuckerarmzuckerhaltigzuckerreich

This word in other languages

sugar-free(English)

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 "zuckerfrei"?
"zuckerfrei" is spelled Z-U-C-K-E-R-F-R-E-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʊkɐˌfʁaɪ̯].
What does "zuckerfrei" mean?
As an adjective, "zuckerfrei" means: keinen Zucker enthaltend
How do you pronounce "zuckerfrei"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuckerfrei" is [ˈt͡sʊkɐˌfʁaɪ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zuckerfrei" come from?
"zuckerfrei" 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 "zuckerfrei", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zugeleitet#89,864zerkratzen#89,859Zeitzeugin#89,857zartbitter#89,846

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list