zufließen
[ˈt͡suːˌfliːsn̩]
The verdict
“zufließen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fließend auf etwas oder jemanden zubewegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuflie-en · zufließen · German
zufließen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zufließen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌfliːsn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zufließen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zufließen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌfliːsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zufließen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zufließen, spelled Z-U-F-L-I-E-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1fließend auf etwas oder jemanden zubewegen
- 2jemandes Eigentum werden
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zufließen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Rhein fließt der Nordsee und die Donau dem Schwarzen Meer zu.
Erst jetzt erkannte er die kleinen Wasserströme, die in Rinnsalen auf Sascha zuflossen, dabei zu glitzern schienen, als wären sie flüssiges Silber.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.