zumute

/[t͡suˈmuːtə]/ adv

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#27,585

in German word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

zumute is anGermanadv. It means: 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 ... Pronounced [t͡suˈmuːtə]. Often confused with Zünfte and zumuten.

Key facts for zumute
PropertyValue
Headwordzumute
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdv
IPA[t͡suˈmuːtə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#27,585
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zumute is 6 letters long, classified as anadv, 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 Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for zumute, with forms such as "uzmute", "zmuute", and "zummute". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Zünfte", "zumuten", "zunutze", 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 zumute, spelled Z-U-M-U-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    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 oder gerät in eine solche, in der er mit etwas gut sofort beginnen könnte
  2. 2
    jemand 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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zumute

Misspelling Variants of "zumute"

uzmute6zmuute6zummute7zumtue6zumuet6zumutte7zuumte6zzumute7
Misspelling Variants of "zumute"

Frequency rank: #27,585 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

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