zuflüstern
[ˈt͡suːˌflʏstɐn]
The verdict
“zuflüstern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem etwas flüsternd mitteilen, jemandem etwas flüsternd sagen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuflustern · zuflüstern · German
zuflüstern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zuflüstern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌflʏstɐn] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zuflüstern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zuflüstern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌflʏstɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemandem etwas flüsternd mitteilen, jemandem etwas flüsternd sagen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for zuflüstern in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zuflüstern, spelled Z-U-F-L-Ü-S-T-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem etwas flüsternd mitteilen, jemandem etwas flüsternd sagen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zuflüstern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie flüsterte ihm Liebesworte zu.
Im Theater saßen neben mir zwei Leute, die einander während der ganzen Vorstellung ständig irgendetwas zuflüsterten.
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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.