zuklappen
[ˈt͡suːˌklapn̩]
The verdict
“zuklappen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas, das einen geöffneten Deckel (Klappe) hat, (auch Bücher und Hefte) schließen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuklappen · zuklappen · German
zuklappen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | zuklappen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌklapn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zuklappen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zuklappen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌklapn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zuklappen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 zuklappen, spelled Z-U-K-L-A-P-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas, das einen geöffneten Deckel (Klappe) hat, (auch Bücher und Hefte) schließen
- 2(über etwas, das ähnlich oder mit einer offenen Klappe ist) sich von selbst schließen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zuklappen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bitte klappen Sie das Heft zu, und legen Sie den Stift beiseite.
Ich bin müde, gleich klappen mir die Augen 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.