Zuhause
[t͡suˈhaʊ̯zə]
The verdict
“Zuhause” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,466. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,466
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - die Räumlichkeiten, in denen man wohnt
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuhause · Zuhause · German
Zuhause · rank #1,466 · 9 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #1,466
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 9 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH wünschen
Nearest frequency peer: wünschen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Zuhause”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- vorhanden
vorhanden
98,538 corpus weight
- Wolfgang
Wolfgang
98,537 corpus weight
- wünschen
wünschen
98,536 corpus weight
- Zuhause
Zuhause
98,535 corpus weight
- ans
ans
98,534 corpus weight
- Autor
Autor
98,533 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Zuhause” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zuhause |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡suˈhaʊ̯zə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,466 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zuhause” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Zuhause (IPA [t͡suˈhaʊ̯zə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,466 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "die Räumlichkeiten, in denen man wohnt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zuhause, with forms such as "uzhause", "zhuause", and "zuahuse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "zuhauf", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zuhause, spelled Z-U-H-A-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1die Räumlichkeiten, in denen man wohnt
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zuhause appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Diese Wohnung ist nun bis auf Weiteres mein Zuhause.
„Während der vergangenen 3,7 Milliarden Jahre haben sich die Lebewesen überall auf der Welt ausgebreitet. Ihr Zuhause ist die Biosphäre, die den gesamten Planeten umgibt.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- uzhause
- zhuause
- zuahuse
- zuhasue
- zuhaues
- zuhausse
- zuhhause
- zuhuase
- zzuhause
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zuhause - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zuhause", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Zuhause". Here's where to go from here.
- This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "zuhauf". View pair
- 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #1,466 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "Z" letter cohort. Z–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.