zugewachsen

[ˈt͡suːɡəˌvaksn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːɡəˌvaksn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“zugewachsen” is uncommon German (frequency #83,572 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,572
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von Pflanzen überwuchert

Corpus desk

Index DE-zugewachsen · zugewachsen · German

zugewachsen · rank #83,572 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,572
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zugemauert

Nearest frequency peer: zugemauert (-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 „zugewachsen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zugewachsen
PropertyValue
Headwordzugewachsen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈt͡suːɡəˌvaksn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,572
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zugewachsen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zugewachsenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zugemauert“ (#83,571), „zukunftsweisend“ (#83,573), „zugelaufen“ (#83,570). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zugewachsen“ bei #83,572. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zugewachsen is uncommon German at frequency #83,572 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡suːɡəˌvaksn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for zugewachsen in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zugewachsen, spelled Z-U-G-E-W-A-C-H-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    von Pflanzen überwuchert
  2. 2
    verschlossen
  3. 3
    jemandem nach und nach übertragen werdend, ohne dass diese Person/Organisation das treibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Dieser Weg ist völlig zugewachsen, wir müssen die Büsche und das Gestrüpp kürzen.
  2. Sie […] klettert auch mal über rostige Zäune oder zwängt sich durch zugewachsene Eingangstore.

This word in other languages

overgrown(English)

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 "zugewachsen"?
"zugewachsen" is spelled Z-U-G-E-W-A-C-H-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːɡəˌvaksn̩].
What does "zugewachsen" mean?
As an adjective, "zugewachsen" means: von Pflanzen überwuchert
How do you pronounce "zugewachsen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zugewachsen" is [ˈt͡suːɡəˌvaksn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zugewachsen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list