zukriegen
[ˈt͡suːˌkʁiːɡn̩]
The verdict
“zukriegen” 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 Zustand erreichen, in dem etwas geschlossen (zu) ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-zukriegen · zukriegen · German
zukriegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | zukriegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌkʁiːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zukriegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zukriegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌkʁiːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zukriegen, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zukriegen, spelled Z-U-K-R-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1einen Zustand erreichen, in dem etwas geschlossen (zu) ist
- 2zusätzlich zu etwas erhalten (zum Beispiel als kostenlose Beigabe)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zukriegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich kann den Reißverschluss nicht mehr zukriegen!
Kann ich vielleicht etwas Schlagsahne zukriegen?
Antonyms
This word in other languages
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.