zulegen

[ˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zulegen” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,007
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größer werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-zulegen · zulegen · German

zulegen · rank #12,007 · 10 variants · 13 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,007
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zombie

Nearest frequency peer: Zombie (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „zulegen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „zulegen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zulegen vs Zungen
57% similar
zulegen vs zusehen
71% similar
zulegen vs zusagen
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zulegen
PropertyValue
Headwordzulegen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,007
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zulegen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zulegenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zombie“ (#12,006), „zurückgeben“ (#12,008), „Würfel“ (#12,005). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zulegen“ bei #12,007. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around zulegen (IPA [ˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,007 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for zulegen, with forms such as "uzlegen", "zluegen", and "zuelgen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "Zungen", "zusehen", "zusagen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zulegen, spelled Z-U-L-E-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    größer werden
  2. 2
    schwerer oder dicker werden
  3. 3
    zusätzlich zu etwas, was bereits gewählt wurde, beifügen
  4. 4
    in seinen Besitz überführen, (meist durch Kauf)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zulegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Investitionen in Immobilien legten um 6,2 Prozent zu.“
  2. „Zum ersten Mal seit neun Monaten haben die chinesischen Exporte im November wieder zugelegt.“

Synonyms

zunehmen

Antonyms

vermindernabnehmenabmagern

This word in other languages

add(English)incrementar(Español)grossir(Français)aumentar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzlegen
  • zluegen
  • zuelgen
  • zuleegn
  • zulegenn
  • zuleggen
  • zulegne
  • zulgeen
  • zullegen
  • zzulegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zulegen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

uzlegen2zluegen2zuelgen2zuleegn2zulegenn1zuleggen1zulegne2zulgeen2
Edit distance from "zulegen"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zulegen"?
"zulegen" is spelled Z-U-L-E-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩].
What does "zulegen" mean?
As a verb, "zulegen" means: größer werden
What words are commonly confused with "zulegen"?
"zulegen" is commonly confused with "Zungen", "zusehen", "zusagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zulegen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zulegen" is [ˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zulegen" come from?
"zulegen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zulegen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Wählern#12,004Wächter#12,003verbaut#11,989Bangkok#12,027

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

verdiene10 variantsUnwetter10 variantsBautzen10 variantsstärkt10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list