zumauern
[ˈt͡suːˌmaʊ̯ɐn]
The verdict
“zumauern” 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) - etwas mittels Mauerwerk verschließen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zumauern · zumauern · German
zumauern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | zumauern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌmaʊ̯ɐn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zumauern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zumauern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌmaʊ̯ɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas mittels Mauerwerk verschließen".
Zero misspellings are on record for zumauern in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zumauern, spelled Z-U-M-A-U-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1etwas mittels Mauerwerk verschließen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zumauern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir haben alle Fenster an der Ostseite zumauern lassen.
This word in other languages
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.