zuhöre

[ˈt͡suːˌhøːʁə]

/[ˈt͡suːˌhøːʁə]/ verb

The verdict

“zuhöre” is uncommon German (frequency #84,843 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#84,843
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zuhören

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuhore · zuhöre · German

zuhöre · rank #84,843 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #84,843
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zugreift

Nearest frequency peer: zugreift (-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 „zuhöre“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zuhöre“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zuhöre
PropertyValue
Headwordzuhöre
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌhøːʁə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#84,843
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zuhöre“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zuhörefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zugreift“ (#84,842), „zumutbare“ (#84,844), „zufriedenzustellen“ (#84,841). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zuhöre“ bei #84,843. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zuhöre is uncommon German at frequency #84,843 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌhøːʁə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

zuhöre has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 zuhöre, spelled Z-U-H-Ö-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zuhören
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zuhören
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zuhören

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zuhöre"?
"zuhöre" is spelled Z-U-H-Ö-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌhøːʁə].
What does "zuhöre" mean?
As a verb, "zuhöre" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zuhören
How do you pronounce "zuhöre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuhöre" is [ˈt͡suːˌhøːʁə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zuhöre", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list