Zugaben

[ˈt͡suːˌɡaːbn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːˌɡaːbn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zugaben” is uncommon German (frequency #55,060 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,060
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zugabe

Corpus desk

Index DE-zugaben · Zugaben · German

Zugaben · rank #55,060 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,060
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zollunion

Nearest frequency peer: Zollunion (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Zugaben“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zugaben“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zugaben
PropertyValue
HeadwordZugaben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌɡaːbn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,060
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zugaben“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Zugabenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zollunion“ (#55,059), „zusprechen“ (#55,062), „zierte“ (#55,057). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zugaben“ bei #55,060. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zugaben is uncommon German at frequency #55,060 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌɡaːbn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Zugaben doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zugaben, spelled Z-U-G-A-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zugabe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Zugabe
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Zugabe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Zugabe

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 "Zugaben"?
"Zugaben" is spelled Z-U-G-A-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌɡaːbn̩].
What does "Zugaben" mean?
As a noun, "Zugaben" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zugabe
How do you pronounce "Zugaben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zugaben" is [ˈt͡suːˌɡaːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zugaben" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ätzende#55,067wiewohl#55,037wartend#55,024Amtseid#55,109

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list