Zuckerl

[ˈt͡sʊkɐl]

/[ˈt͡sʊkɐl]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zuckerl” is an uncommon German word, ranked #95,178 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#95,178
frequency rank, German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - kleine Süßware, die gelutscht wird

Key facts for Zuckerl
PropertyValue
HeadwordZuckerl
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡sʊkɐl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#95,178
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Zuckerl” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Zuckerl lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Zuckerl is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡sʊkɐl]. Corpus data places it at rank #95,178 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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

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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Using “Zuckerl”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-U-C-K-E-R-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡sʊkɐl] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list