Zuckerl

[ˈt͡sʊkɐl]

/[ˈt͡sʊkɐl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zuckerl” is uncommon German (frequency #95,178 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,178
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - kleine Süßware, die gelutscht wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuckerl · Zuckerl · German

Zuckerl · rank #95,178 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,178
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zukunftsvisio…

Nearest frequency peer: Zukunftsvisionen (+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 „Zuckerl“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zuckerl
PropertyValue
HeadwordZuckerl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sʊkɐl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,178
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zuckerl“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zukunftsvisionen“ (#95,179), „zockst“ (#95,176), „Zungenkuss“ (#95,180). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zuckerl“ bei #95,178. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zuckerl is uncommon German at frequency #95,178 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡sʊkɐl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "kleine Süßware, die gelutscht wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Zuckerl in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Zuckerl, spelled Z-U-C-K-E-R-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    kleine Süßware, die gelutscht wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nach dem Kaffee lutschte ich ein Zuckerl.

Synonyms

BonbonHartkaramellLutschbonbon

This word in other languages

candy(English)bonbon(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 "Zuckerl"?
"Zuckerl" is spelled Z-U-C-K-E-R-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʊkɐl].
What does "Zuckerl" mean?
As a noun, "Zuckerl" means: kleine Süßware, die gelutscht wird
How do you pronounce "Zuckerl"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zuckerl" is [ˈt͡sʊkɐl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zuckerl" come from?
"Zuckerl" 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 "Zuckerl", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zanders#95,165Wörlitz#95,160Wildsau#95,137Alaskas#95,220

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list