zudenken

[ˈt͡suːˌdɛŋkn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːˌdɛŋkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zudenken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - planen, dass jemand etwas erhalten soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-zudenken · zudenken · German

zudenken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for zudenken
PropertyValue
Headwordzudenken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌdɛŋkn̩]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zudenken” sits in German frequency

zudenken falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zudenken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌdɛŋkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "planen, dass jemand etwas erhalten soll".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zudenken, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 zudenken, spelled Z-U-D-E-N-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    planen, dass jemand etwas erhalten soll

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Standuhr habe ich dem Florian zugedacht, und die Vitrine der Ursel.
  2. „Eine Zurücksetzung, wie Du ihm zudenkst, wird ihn zu unserem Feinde machen.“ (1855)

Antonyms

vorenthalten

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zudenken"?
"zudenken" is spelled Z-U-D-E-N-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌdɛŋkn̩].
What does "zudenken" mean?
As a verb, "zudenken" means: planen, dass jemand etwas erhalten soll
How do you pronounce "zudenken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zudenken" is [ˈt͡suːˌdɛŋkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zudenken" come from?
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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