zugedreht
[ˈt͡suːɡəˌdʁeːt]
The verdict
“zugedreht” is uncommon German (frequency #91,190 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,190
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zudrehen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zugedreht |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːɡəˌdʁeːt] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #91,190 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zugedreht” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zugedreht is uncommon German at frequency #91,190 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːɡəˌdʁeːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zudrehen".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zugedreht, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zugedreht, spelled Z-U-G-E-D-R-E-H-T.
Definition
- 1Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zudrehen
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.
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Using “zugedreht”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-G-E-D-R-E-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.