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 September 3, 2026) - aufmerksam einem Geschehen mit den Augen folgen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zukucken · zukucken · German
zukucken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | zukucken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌkʊkn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zukucken“ im Deutschen
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
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zukucken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Meine Mutter: ‚Oma möchte beim FreeFall zukucken.‘ Flieda: ‚Oma, nur zukucken oder auch fahren?‘“
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.