Zug
German, noun/t͡suːk/
Zug is spelled Z-U-G (3 letters) and appears 81 times per million words in written German, the 1,064th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zug is a German masculine noun meaning “train (multiple vehicles one behind the other, particularly travelling on rails)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mehrere hintereinander gekoppelte Fahrzeuge (speziell auf Schienen)”.
What does Zug mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetrain (multiple vehicles one behind the other, particularly travelling on rails)
- 2
masculineplatoon
- 3
masculinepull (force that pulls in a specific direction)
- 4
masculinedraught (of air)
- 5
masculinedrag, draught (from a cigarette, etc.)
- 6
masculinedraught, gulp (from a drink)
- 7
masculinestroke, move (singular pulling arm movement such as to proceed; e.g. in swimming, rowing, climbing)
- 8
masculinefeature, trait
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. mehrere hintereinander gekoppelte Fahrzeuge (speziell auf Schienen) 2. Kraft, die in eine bestimmte Richtung zieht 3. das Einwirken auf etwas, um es zu sich hin zu bewegen; gegen die Kräfte des Festhaltens oder des inneren Zusammenhalts wirkende Kraft 4. Luftzug; starker Luftdurchgang (vor allem in Gebäuden)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zug
- Zuges genitive
- Zugs genitive
- Züge plural
- Zuge dative singular
- Zügen dative definite plural
- Zg abbreviation
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zug?
- standard /t͡suːk/
- /t͡sʊx/
- /t͡suːx/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zug
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zug in German?
Zug appears 81 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).