zugrunde richten

[t͡suˈɡʁʊndə ˌʁɪçtn̩]

/[t͡suˈɡʁʊndə ˌʁɪçtn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“zugrunde richten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zerstören

Corpus desk

Index DE-zugrunde-richten · zugrunde richten · German

zugrunde richten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 16 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for zugrunde richten
PropertyValue
Headwordzugrunde richten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈɡʁʊndə ˌʁɪçtn̩]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zugrunde richten“ im Deutschen

zugrunde richtensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zugrunde richten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈɡʁʊndə ˌʁɪçtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "zerstören".

No misspelling variants are generated for zugrunde richten in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zugrunde richten, spelled Z-U-G-R-U-N-D-E- -R-I-C-H-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    zerstören

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Dabei blieben auch die Parkanlagen nicht verschont, in denen ‚jahrelange gärtnerische Bemühungen zugrunde gerichtet‘ wurden.“
  2. „Wenn eine Klasse das Bedürfnis hat, sich zugrunde zu richten, so kann kein Mensch sie zurückhalten.“

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zugrunde richten"?
"zugrunde richten" is spelled Z-U-G-R-U-N-D-E- -R-I-C-H-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈɡʁʊndə ˌʁɪçtn̩].
What does "zugrunde richten" mean?
As a verb, "zugrunde richten" means: zerstören
How do you pronounce "zugrunde richten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zugrunde richten" is [t͡suˈɡʁʊndə ˌʁɪçtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zugrunde richten" come from?
"zugrunde richten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list