Zugmaschinen

[ˈt͡suːkmaˌʃiːnən]

/[ˈt͡suːkmaˌʃiːnən]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zugmaschinen” is uncommon German (frequency #99,391 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#99,391
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zugmaschine

Corpus desk

Index DE-zugmaschinen · Zugmaschinen · German

Zugmaschinen · rank #99,391 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #99,391
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zufallsgenera…

Nearest frequency peer: Zufallsgenerator (-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 „Zugmaschinen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zugmaschinen
PropertyValue
HeadwordZugmaschinen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡suːkmaˌʃiːnən]
Letters12
Frequency rank#99,391
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zugmaschinen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zugmaschinenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zufallsgenerator“ (#99,390), „zufahren“ (#99,389), „zurücksenden“ (#99,393). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zugmaschinen“ bei #99,391. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zugmaschinen is uncommon German at frequency #99,391 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡suːkmaˌʃiːnən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Zugmaschinen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zugmaschinen, spelled Z-U-G-M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zugmaschine
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Zugmaschine
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Zugmaschine
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Zugmaschine

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 "Zugmaschinen"?
"Zugmaschinen" is spelled Z-U-G-M-A-S-C-H-I-N-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːkmaˌʃiːnən].
What does "Zugmaschinen" mean?
As a noun, "Zugmaschinen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zugmaschine
How do you pronounce "Zugmaschinen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zugmaschinen" is [ˈt͡suːkmaˌʃiːnən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zugmaschinen" come from?
"Zugmaschinen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zurücksenden#99,393zurückstehen#99,394zwiespältige#99,397Zielscheiben#99,381

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list