zuknöpfen
[ˈt͡suːˌknœp͡fn̩]
The verdict
“zuknöpfen” 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) - einen Knopf durch das Knopfloch führen und ihn so schließen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuknopfen · zuknöpfen · German
zuknöpfen · 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 | zuknöpfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌknœp͡fn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zuknöpfen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zuknöpfen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌknœp͡fn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for zuknöpfen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zuknöpfen, spelled Z-U-K-N-Ö-P-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Knopf durch das Knopfloch führen und ihn so schließen
- 2alle Knöpfe an einem Objekt (Kleidungsstück, Kissenhülle oder Ähnliches) schließen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zuknöpfen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Du musst den letzten Knopf auch noch zuknöpfen.
Hat er seine Jacke zugeknöpft?
Antonyms
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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.