zudrehen

[ˈt͡suːˌdʁeːən]

/[ˈt͡suːˌdʁeːən]/ verb

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The verdict

“zudrehen” is uncommon German (frequency #72,083 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,083
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schließen, so dass der Durchfluss gestoppt wird

Key facts for zudrehen
PropertyValue
Headwordzudrehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌdʁeːən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#72,083
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zudrehen” 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). zudrehen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zudrehen is uncommon German at frequency #72,083 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌdʁeːən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zudrehen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is zudrehen, spelled Z-U-D-R-E-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    schließen, so dass der Durchfluss gestoppt wird
  2. 2
    mit einer Drehbewegung fest anziehen
  3. 3
    den Kopf/Körper in Richtung auf etwas/jemanden hinwenden
  4. 4
    den Talon sperren

Antonyms

aufdrehenlösenwegdrehen

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 "zudrehen"?
"zudrehen" is spelled Z-U-D-R-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌdʁeːən].
What does "zudrehen" mean?
As a verb, "zudrehen" means: schließen, so dass der Durchfluss gestoppt wird
How do you pronounce "zudrehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zudrehen" is [ˈt͡suːˌdʁeːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zudrehen" come from?
"zudrehen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “zudrehen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-U-D-R-E-H-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡suːˌdʁeːən] (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

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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