zuhauen
[ˈt͡suːˌhaʊ̯ən]
The verdict
“zuhauen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch Abtragen von Material (Abschlagen/Behauen mit zum Beispiel einer Axt) die gewünschte Form geben
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuhauen · zuhauen · German
zuhauen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zuhauen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌhaʊ̯ən] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zuhauen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zuhauen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌhaʊ̯ən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zuhauen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zuhauen, spelled Z-U-H-A-U-E-N.
Definition
- 1durch Abtragen von Material (Abschlagen/Behauen mit zum Beispiel einer Axt) die gewünschte Form geben
- 2(geräuschvoll) mit Schwung schließen
- 3mit der Hand oder einer Waffe in der Hand zuschlagen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zuhauen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Steinmetz hat die Granitblöcke zugehauen.
Das Fleisch wurde direkt nach dem Schlachten in Portionen zugehauen.
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.