zulegen

/[ˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,007

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

zulegen is aGermanverb. It means: größer werden Pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩]. Often confused with Zungen and zusehen.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of zulegen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zulegen is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡suːˌleːɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,007 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for zulegen, with forms such as "uzlegen", "zluegen", and "zuelgen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.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, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is zulegen, spelled Z-U-L-E-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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)

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: uzlegen,zluegen,zuelgen,zuleegn,zulegenn,zuleggen,zulegne,zulgeen,zullegen,zzulegen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zulegen

Misspelling Variants of "zulegen"

uzlegen7zluegen7zuelgen7zuleegn7zulegenn8zuleggen8zulegne7zulgeen7
Misspelling Variants of "zulegen"

Frequency rank: #12,007 in German

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. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.