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 May 6, 2026) - etwas, das einen geöffneten Deckel (Klappe) hat, (auch Bücher und Hefte) schließen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zuklappen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌklapn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zuklappen” sits in German frequency
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
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.
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Using “zuklappen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-K-L-A-P-P-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡suːˌklapn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.