zumute
[t͡suˈmuːtə]
The verdict
“zumute” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #27,585 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #27,585
- frequency rank, German
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - jemandem ist/wird [es] irgendwie zumute oder jemand ist/gerät in eine bestimmte innere Stimmung oder Verfassung, jemand fühlt sich in einer bestimmten Weise; jemand ist in einer inneren Verfassung ...
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zumute |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈmuːtə] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #27,585 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zumute” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zumute is 6 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡suˈmuːtə]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,585 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for zumute, with forms such as "uzmute", "zmuute", and "zummute". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Zünfte", "zumuten", "zunutze", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zumute, spelled Z-U-M-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1jemandem ist/wird [es] irgendwie zumute oder jemand ist/gerät in eine bestimmte innere Stimmung oder Verfassung, jemand fühlt sich in einer bestimmten Weise; jemand ist in einer inneren Verfassung oder gerät in eine solche, in der er mit etwas gut sofort beginnen könnte
- 2jemand sehnt sich etwas oder jemanden herbei; jemand wünscht, etwas zu tun
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: uzmute,zmuute,zummute,zumtue,zumuet,zumutte,zuumte,zzumute
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zumute - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “zumute”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-M-U-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡suˈmuːtə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Zünfte” - see the side-by-side comparison. zumute vs Zünfte
- 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.