zügig

[ˈt͡syːɡɪç]

/[ˈt͡syːɡɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“zügig” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,010. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,010
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit großer Geschwindigkeit

Corpus desk

Index DE-zugig · zügig · German

zügig · rank #12,010 · 7 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,010
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zähnen

Nearest frequency peer: Zähnen (-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 „zügig“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „zügig“ 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).

zügig vs Zweig
40% similar
zügig vs Zuzug
20% similar
zügig vs Zug
20% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zügig“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zügigliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zähnen“ (#12,009), „österreichischer“ (#12,011), „zurückgeben“ (#12,008). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zügig“ bei #12,010. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around zügig (IPA [ˈt͡syːɡɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,010 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit großer Geschwindigkeit".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for zügig, with forms such as "zgüig", "zzügig", and "züggi". 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 also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Zweig", "Zuzug", "Zug", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is zügig, spelled Z-Ü-G-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit großer Geschwindigkeit

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie fuhr mal wieder recht zügig.
  2. Ich will nur noch zügig einen Happen essen.

Synonyms

geschwindrapideschnell

Antonyms

langsamschleppend

This word in other languages

fast(English)fluido(Español)rapide(Français)rápido(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • zgüig
  • zzügig
  • züggi
  • züggig
  • zügigg
  • züigg
  • üzgig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zügig - 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.

zgüig2zzügig1züggi2züggig1zügigg1züigg2üzgig2
Edit distance from "zügig"

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 "zügig"?
"zügig" is spelled Z-Ü-G-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡syːɡɪç].
What does "zügig" mean?
As an adjective, "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

voice#11,999Barry#12,028books#12,038Toter#11,982

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Vetter7 variantsTorte7 variantsBoxer7 variantsDeals7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list