zukucken
[ˈt͡suːˌkʊkn̩]
The verdict
“zukucken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aufmerksam einem Geschehen mit den Augen folgen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zukucken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌkʊkn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zukucken” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
zukucken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌkʊkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "aufmerksam einem Geschehen mit den Augen folgen".
No generated misspelling entries exist for zukucken in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zukucken, spelled Z-U-K-U-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1aufmerksam einem Geschehen mit den Augen folgen
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 “zukucken”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-K-U-C-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.