zugelegt

[ˈt͡suːɡəˌleːkt]

/[ˈt͡suːɡəˌleːkt]/ verb

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The verdict

“zugelegt” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,783. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,783
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zulegen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zugelegt · zugelegt · German

zugelegt · rank #17,783 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,783
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zugefügt

Nearest frequency peer: zugefügt (-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 „zugelegt“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „zugelegt“ 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).

zugelegt vs zugesagt
75% similar
zugelegt vs zugefügt
75% similar

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

Key facts for zugelegt
PropertyValue
Headwordzugelegt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːɡəˌleːkt]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,783
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zugelegt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zugelegtliegt 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: „zugefügt“ (#17,782), „zurückzahlen“ (#17,784), „Zertifikate“ (#17,781). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zugelegt“ bei #17,783. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around zugelegt (IPA [ˈt͡suːɡəˌleːkt]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,783 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zulegen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for zugelegt, with forms such as "uzgelegt", "zguelegt", and "zueglegt". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "zugesagt", "zugefügt", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zugelegt, spelled Z-U-G-E-L-E-G-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zulegen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzgelegt
  • zguelegt
  • zueglegt
  • zugeelgt
  • zugeleggt
  • zugelegtt
  • zugeletg
  • zugelget
  • zugellegt
  • zuggelegt
  • zugleegt
  • zzugelegt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zugelegt - 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.

uzgelegt2zguelegt2zueglegt2zugeelgt2zugeleggt1zugelegtt1zugeletg2zugelget2
Edit distance from "zugelegt"

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 "zugelegt"?
"zugelegt" is spelled Z-U-G-E-L-E-G-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːɡəˌleːkt].
What does "zugelegt" mean?
As a verb, "zugelegt" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zulegen
What words are commonly confused with "zugelegt"?
"zugelegt" is commonly confused with "zugesagt", "zugefügt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zugelegt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zugelegt" is [ˈt͡suːɡəˌleːkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zugelegt" come from?
"zugelegt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zugefügt#17,782Afghanen#17,794Akteuren#17,795vorsieht#17,771

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

allerhand12 variantsanstehen12 variantsbetrügen12 variantsstreiken12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list