zügig

/[ˈt͡syːɡɪç]/ adj

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,010

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

zügig is anGermanadj. It means: mit großer Geschwindigkeit Pronounced [ˈt͡syːɡɪç]. Often confused with Zweig and Zuzug.

Key facts for zügig
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Headwordzügig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈt͡syːɡɪç]
Letters5
Frequency rank#12,010
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of zügig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zügig is 5 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡syːɡɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,010 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "mit großer Geschwindigkeit".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for zügig, with forms such as "zgüig", "zzügig", and "züggi". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Zweig", "Zuzug", "Zug", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is zügig, spelled Z-Ü-G-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit großer Geschwindigkeit

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: zgüig,zzügig,züggi,züggig,zügigg,züigg,üzgig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zügig

Misspelling Variants of "zügig"

zgüig5zzügig6züggi5züggig6zügigg6züigg5üzgig5
Misspelling Variants of "zügig"

Frequency rank: #12,010 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zügig"?
"zügig" is spelled Z-Ü-G-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡syːɡɪç].
What does "zügig" mean?
As an adj, "zügig" means: mit großer Geschwindigkeit
What words are commonly confused with "zügig"?
"zügig" is commonly confused with "Zweig", "Zuzug", "Zug". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zügig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zügig" is [ˈt͡syːɡɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zügig" come from?
"zügig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.