Zugs
[t͡suːks]
The verdict
“Zugs” is uncommon German (frequency #62,129 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,129
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zug
Corpus desk
Index DE-zugs · Zugs · German
Zugs · rank #62,129 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,129
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH Zuflüsse
Nearest frequency peer: Zuflüsse (-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 „Zugs“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Zollamt
Zollamt
37,875 corpus weight
- Zuflüsse
Zuflüsse
37,873 corpus weight
- Zugs
Zugs
37,872 corpus weight
- zurücklässt
zurücklässt
37,871 corpus weight
- zusammenbri…
zusammenbringt
37,870 corpus weight
- zusammenkom…
zusammenkommt
37,869 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zugs“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zugs |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡suːks] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #62,129 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zugs“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zugs is uncommon German at frequency #62,129 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡suːks]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zug".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zugs, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Zugs, spelled Z-U-G-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Zug
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.
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