zückte

[ˈt͡sʏktə]

/[ˈt͡sʏktə]/ verb

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The verdict

“zückte” is uncommon German (frequency #91,204 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,204
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zücken

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuckte · zückte · German

zückte · rank #91,204 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,204
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zweitklassigen

Nearest frequency peer: zweitklassigen (-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 „zückte“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zückte
PropertyValue
Headwordzückte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡sʏktə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#91,204
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zückte“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zücktefällt 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: „zweitklassigen“ (#91,203), „Äonen“ (#91,206), „zweispurig“ (#91,201). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zückte“ bei #91,204. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zückte is uncommon German at frequency #91,204 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡sʏktə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zückte, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zückte, spelled Z-Ü-C-K-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zücken
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zücken
  3. 3
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zücken
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zücken

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 "zückte"?
"zückte" is spelled Z-Ü-C-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡sʏktə].
What does "zückte" mean?
As a verb, "zückte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs zücken
How do you pronounce "zückte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zückte" is [ˈt͡sʏktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zückte" come from?
"zückte" 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 "zückte", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Ölberg#91,212Zitzen#91,188Wagram#91,118bellum#91,354

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list