zugesteht

[ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃteːt]

/[ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃteːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“zugesteht” is uncommon German (frequency #65,919 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,919
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zugestehen

Key facts for zugesteht
PropertyValue
Headwordzugesteht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃteːt]
Letters9
Frequency rank#65,919
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zugesteht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). zugesteht lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zugesteht is uncommon German at frequency #65,919 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃteːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zugesteht, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zugesteht, spelled Z-U-G-E-S-T-E-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zugestehen
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zugestehen

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 "zugesteht"?
"zugesteht" is spelled Z-U-G-E-S-T-E-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃteːt].
What does "zugesteht" mean?
As a verb, "zugesteht" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zugestehen
How do you pronounce "zugesteht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zugesteht" is [ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃteːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zugesteht" come from?
"zugesteht" 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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Using “zugesteht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-U-G-E-S-T-E-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡suːɡəˌʃteːt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list