zufügen

[ˈt͡suːˌfyːɡn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːˌfyːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zufügen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,226. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,226
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - hinzutun

Corpus desk

Index DE-zufugen · zufügen · German

zufügen · rank #22,226 · 10 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,226
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zufriedenstel…

Nearest frequency peer: zufriedenstellend (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „zufügen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „zufügen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zufügen vs Zügen
57% similar
zufügen vs Zungen
57% similar
zufügen vs zulegen
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zufügen
PropertyValue
Headwordzufügen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌfyːɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,226
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zufügen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zufügenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zufriedenstellend“ (#22,225), „Zugeständnisse“ (#22,227), „Zerstörer“ (#22,224). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zufügen“ bei #22,226. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around zufügen (IPA [ˈt͡suːˌfyːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #22,226 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for zufügen, with forms such as "uzfügen", "zfuügen", and "zuffügen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Zügen", "Zungen", "zulegen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zufügen, spelled Z-U-F-Ü-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    hinzutun
  2. 2
    (jemandem etwas) antun

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie fügte dem Teig etwas Salz zu.
  2. Füge niemandem unnötig Leid zu.

This word in other languages

add(English)ajouter(Français)infligir(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzfügen
  • zfuügen
  • zuffügen
  • zufgüen
  • zufüegn
  • zufügenn
  • zufüggen
  • zufügne
  • zuüfgen
  • zzufügen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zufügen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

uzfügen2zfuügen2zuffügen1zufgüen2zufüegn2zufügenn1zufüggen1zufügne2
Edit distance from "zufügen"

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 "zufügen"?
"zufügen" is spelled Z-U-F-Ü-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌfyːɡn̩].
What does "zufügen" mean?
As a verb, "zufügen" means: hinzutun
What words are commonly confused with "zufügen"?
"zufügen" is commonly confused with "Zügen", "Zungen", "zulegen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zufügen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zufügen" is [ˈt͡suːˌfyːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zufügen" come from?
"zufügen" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zufügen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zehntel#22,220Wagners#22,210Andacht#22,248verbale#22,190

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Ausreise10 variantsBeichte10 variantsbenommen10 variantsTrumpf10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list