zuletzt
[t͡suˈlɛt͡st]
The verdict
“zuletzt” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #1,149 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #1,149
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - als Letztes, zum Schluss
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zuletzt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈlɛt͡st] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #1,149 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zuletzt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zuletzt is 7 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡suˈlɛt͡st]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,149 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for zuletzt, with forms such as "uzletzt", "zluetzt", and "zueltzt". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zuletzt, spelled Z-U-L-E-T-Z-T.
Definition
- 1als Letztes, zum Schluss
- 2in letzter Zeit
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: uzletzt,zluetzt,zueltzt,zulettz,zulettzt,zuletztt,zuletzzt,zuleztt,zulletzt,zultezt,zzuletzt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zuletzt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “zuletzt”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-L-E-T-Z-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡suˈlɛt͡st] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.