zujagen
[ˈt͡suːˌjaːɡn̩]
The verdict
“zujagen” 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) - jemanden oder etwas auf ein Ziel zutreiben
Corpus desk
Index DE-zujagen · zujagen · German
zujagen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | zujagen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌjaːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zujagen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zujagen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌjaːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
zujagen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zujagen, spelled Z-U-J-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden oder etwas auf ein Ziel zutreiben
- 2schnell auf ein Ziel zurasen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zujagen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Hunde jagen die Rehe der Schlucht zu.
In wildem Spiel jagten die Kinder dem Walde zu.
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.