Zugkraft

[ˈt͡suːkˌkʁaft]

/[ˈt͡suːkˌkʁaft]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zugkraft” is uncommon German (frequency #51,056 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,056
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - physikalische Kraft, die etwas herzubewegen versucht

Corpus desk

Index DE-zugkraft · Zugkraft · German

Zugkraft · rank #51,056 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,056
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zuging

Nearest frequency peer: zuging (-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 „Zugkraft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zugkraft
PropertyValue
HeadwordZugkraft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡suːkˌkʁaft]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,056
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zugkraft“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zuging“ (#51,055), „zurückgeschlagen“ (#51,057), „zugeordnete“ (#51,054). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zugkraft“ bei #51,056. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zugkraft is uncommon German at frequency #51,056 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡suːkˌkʁaft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zugkraft, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zugkraft, spelled Z-U-G-K-R-A-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    physikalische Kraft, die etwas herzubewegen versucht
  2. 2
    Phänomen, das eine Anziehung ausübt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Ich fühle, wie aus der anderen Richtung an ihr gezerrt wird, und manchmal hat der Tod mehr Zugkraft als das Leben.“

Antonyms

Druckkraft

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 "Zugkraft"?
"Zugkraft" is spelled Z-U-G-K-R-A-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːkˌkʁaft].
What does "Zugkraft" mean?
As a noun, "Zugkraft" means: physikalische Kraft, die etwas herzubewegen versucht
How do you pronounce "Zugkraft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zugkraft" is [ˈt͡suːkˌkʁaft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zugkraft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zusetzen#51,059Zweifler#51,060Zimmerer#51,051Zauberin#51,044

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list