zue

[t͡suːə]

/[t͡suːə]/ adj

The verdict

“zue” is uncommon German (frequency #87,315 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,315
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zu

Key facts for zue
PropertyValue
Headwordzue
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡suːə]
Letters3
Frequency rank#87,315
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zue” 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). zue lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

zue is uncommon German at frequency #87,315 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [t͡suːə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for zue in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

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 zue, spelled Z-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zu
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zu
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zu
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zu
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zu
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zu
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zu
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zu
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zu

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 "zue"?
"zue" is spelled Z-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suːə].
What does "zue" mean?
As an adjective, "zue" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zu
How do you pronounce "zue"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zue" is [t͡suːə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zue" come from?
"zue" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “zue”

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

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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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