zukaufen

[ˈt͡suːˌkaʊ̯fn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːˌkaʊ̯fn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zukaufen” is uncommon German (frequency #86,093 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#86,093
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (etwas, das man nicht selbst produzieren kann) gegen Geld erwerben

Corpus desk

Index DE-zukaufen · zukaufen · German

zukaufen · rank #86,093 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #86,093
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zugriffs

Nearest frequency peer: Zugriffs (-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 „zukaufen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zukaufen
PropertyValue
Headwordzukaufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌkaʊ̯fn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#86,093
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zukaufen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zukaufenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zugriffs“ (#86,092), „zurückblickt“ (#86,094), „zugesagte“ (#86,091). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zukaufen“ bei #86,093. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zukaufen is uncommon German at frequency #86,093 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌkaʊ̯fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for zukaufen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zukaufen, spelled Z-U-K-A-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (etwas, das man nicht selbst produzieren kann) gegen Geld erwerben
  2. 2
    mehr von der Art Papiere erwerben, die man schon hat

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zukaufen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In so einem trockenen Sommer müssen wir Futter zukaufen.
  2. „Dies ist freilich ein aufwendiges und teures Unterfangen, für welches der Rat externe Experten und deren Leistung zukaufen müsste, wofür bislang keine Finanzmittel vorgesehen sind.“

Antonyms

verkaufenauflösenabstoßenliquidieren

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 "zukaufen"?
"zukaufen" is spelled Z-U-K-A-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌkaʊ̯fn̩].
What does "zukaufen" mean?
As a verb, "zukaufen" means: (etwas, das man nicht selbst produzieren kann) gegen Geld erwerben
How do you pronounce "zukaufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zukaufen" is [ˈt͡suːˌkaʊ̯fn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zukaufen" come from?
"zukaufen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zugriffs#86,092Zerfalls#86,085zündende#86,104ändernde#86,106

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list