Zugführer
[ˈt͡suːkˌfyːʁɐ]
The verdict
“Zugführer” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #30,401 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #30,401
- frequency rank, German
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Führer einer Teilorganisation, die als Zug bezeichnet wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zugführer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːkˌfyːʁɐ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #30,401 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zugführer” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Zugführer is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡suːkˌfyːʁɐ]. Corpus data places it at rank #30,401 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zugführer, with forms such as "uzgführer", "zguführer", and "zufgührer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Zugführer, spelled Z-U-G-F-Ü-H-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Führer einer Teilorganisation, die als Zug bezeichnet wird
- 2Führer einer Teilorganisation, die als Zug bezeichnet wird
- 3Führer einer Teilorganisation, die als Zug bezeichnet wird
- 4Führer einer Teilorganisation, die als Zug bezeichnet wird
- 5Führer einer Teilorganisation, die als Zug bezeichnet wird
- 6für die Sicherheit und ordnungsgemäße Abwicklung einer Zugfahrt verantwortlicher Eisenbahnmitarbeiter
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: uzgführer,zguführer,zufgührer,zugfführer,zugfhürer,zugfüherr,zugfühhrer,zugführerr,zugführre,zugführrer,zugfürher,zuggführer,zugüfhrer,zzugführer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zugführer - 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.
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 “Zugführer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-G-F-Ü-H-R-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡suːkˌfyːʁɐ] (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
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.