zumeist

/[t͡suˈmaɪ̯st]/ adv

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,756

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

zumeist is anGermanadv. It means: zu einem großen Anteil Pronounced [t͡suˈmaɪ̯st]. It ranks #4,756 in German word frequency. Often confused with zuerst.

Key facts for zumeist
PropertyValue
Headwordzumeist
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[t͡suˈmaɪ̯st]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,756
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zumeist is 7 letters long, classified as anadv, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡suˈmaɪ̯st]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,756 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for zumeist, with forms such as "uzmeist", "zmueist", and "zuemist". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "zuerst", 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 zumeist, spelled Z-U-M-E-I-S-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu einem großen Anteil
  2. 2
    in aller Regel

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: uzmeist,zmueist,zuemist,zumeisst,zumeistt,zumeits,zumesit,zumiest,zummeist,zzumeist

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zumeist

Misspelling Variants of "zumeist"

uzmeist7zmueist7zuemist7zumeisst8zumeistt8zumeits7zumesit7zumiest7
Misspelling Variants of "zumeist"

Frequency rank: #4,756 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zumeist"?
"zumeist" is spelled Z-U-M-E-I-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈmaɪ̯st].
What does "zumeist" mean?
As an adv, "zumeist" means: zu einem großen Anteil
What words are commonly confused with "zumeist"?
"zumeist" is commonly confused with "zuerst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zumeist"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zumeist" is [t͡suˈmaɪ̯st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zumeist" come from?
"zumeist" 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.