zugreifen

/[ˈt͡suːˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,846

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

zugreifen is aGermanverb. It means: mit der Hand fassen (greifen), Zugang zu etwas bekommen Pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Often confused with zutreffen.

Key facts for zugreifen
PropertyValue
Headwordzugreifen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,846
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zugreifen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡suːˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,846 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for zugreifen, with forms such as "uzgreifen", "zgureifen", and "zugerifen". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "zutreffen", 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 zugreifen, spelled Z-U-G-R-E-I-F-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit der Hand fassen (greifen), Zugang zu etwas bekommen
  2. 2
    sich etwas aus einem Angebot auswählen und an sich nehmen
  3. 3
    Zugang zu gespeicherten Daten haben/bekommen
  4. 4
    körperlichen Einsatz zeigen, sich bei der Erledigung einer Sache anstrengen

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: uzgreifen,zgureifen,zugerifen,zuggreifen,zugrefien,zugreiefn,zugreifenn,zugreiffen,zugreifne,zugriefen,zugrreifen,zurgeifen,zzugreifen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zugreifen

Misspelling Variants of "zugreifen"

uzgreifen9zgureifen9zugerifen9zuggreifen10zugrefien9zugreiefn9zugreifenn10zugreiffen10
Misspelling Variants of "zugreifen"

Frequency rank: #12,846 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zugreifen"?
"zugreifen" is spelled Z-U-G-R-E-I-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩].
What does "zugreifen" mean?
As a verb, "zugreifen" means: mit der Hand fassen (greifen), Zugang zu etwas bekommen
What words are commonly confused with "zugreifen"?
"zugreifen" is commonly confused with "zutreffen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zugreifen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zugreifen" is [ˈt͡suːˌɡʁaɪ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zugreifen" come from?
"zugreifen" 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.