zugetan

[ˈt͡suːɡəˌtaːn]

/[ˈt͡suːɡəˌtaːn]/ adj

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The verdict

“zugetan” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,423. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,423
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zugeneigt, freundlich gesinnt, gewogen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zugetan · zugetan · German

zugetan · rank #46,423 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,423
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zugespielt

Nearest frequency peer: zugespielt (-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 „zugetan“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „zugetan“ 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).

zugetan vs Zügen
43% similar
zugetan vs zügeln
57% similar
zugetan vs zugeben
71% similar

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

Key facts for zugetan
PropertyValue
Headwordzugetan
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡suːɡəˌtaːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#46,423
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zugetan“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zugetanliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zugespielt“ (#46,422), „Zugriffe“ (#46,424), „zickig“ (#46,420). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zugetan“ bei #46,423. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around zugetan (IPA [ˈt͡suːɡəˌtaːn]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #46,423 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zugeneigt, freundlich gesinnt, gewogen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for zugetan, with forms such as "uzgetan", "zguetan", and "zuegtan". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Zügen", "zügeln", "zugeben", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zugetan, spelled Z-U-G-E-T-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zugeneigt, freundlich gesinnt, gewogen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zugetan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Erstens hat er den Posten bei einer Gasprom-Tochter noch nicht angetreten; zweitens ist er mehr Putin zugetane Partei als neutraler Schlichter […].“
  2. „Ihre Sturheit, eine harte Kampagne mit den richtigen Inhalten und eine ihr zugetane Wählerschaft brachten sie wieder nach vorne.“

Synonyms

zugeneigt

Antonyms

abgeneigtabhold

This word in other languages

affectueux(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzgetan
  • zguetan
  • zuegtan
  • zugeatn
  • zugetann
  • zugetna
  • zugettan
  • zuggetan
  • zugtean
  • zzugetan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zugetan - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

uzgetan2zguetan2zuegtan2zugeatn2zugetann1zugetna2zugettan1zuggetan1
Edit distance from "zugetan"

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 "zugetan"?
"zugetan" is spelled Z-U-G-E-T-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːɡəˌtaːn].
What does "zugetan" mean?
As an adjective, "zugetan" means: zugeneigt, freundlich gesinnt, gewogen
What words are commonly confused with "zugetan"?
"zugetan" is commonly confused with "Zügen", "zügeln", "zugeben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zugetan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zugetan" is [ˈt͡suːɡəˌtaːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zugetan" come from?
"zugetan" 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 "zugetan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

zutraut#46,427Zölibat#46,431ablehne#46,442winning#46,403

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Zugriffe10 variantsabfällig10 variantsausfüllt10 variantsAutokauf10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list