zunehmen

[ˈt͡suːˌneːmən]

/[ˈt͡suːˌneːmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“zunehmen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,291. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,291
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - größer werden

Corpus desk

Index DE-zunehmen · zunehmen · German

zunehmen · rank #13,291 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,291
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zugeschlagen

Nearest frequency peer: zugeschlagen (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „zunehmen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „zunehmen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zunehmen vs zusehen
75% similar
zunehmen vs zunehmend
89% similar
zunehmen vs zunehmende
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zunehmen
PropertyValue
Headwordzunehmen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌneːmən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,291
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zunehmen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zunehmenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zugeschlagen“ (#13,290), „zusätzlicher“ (#13,292), „zugehörigen“ (#13,289). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zunehmen“ bei #13,291. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around zunehmen (IPA [ˈt͡suːˌneːmən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,291 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for zunehmen, with forms such as "uznehmen", "znuehmen", and "zuenhmen". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "zusehen", "zunehmend", "zunehmende", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is zunehmen, spelled Z-U-N-E-H-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    größer werden
  2. 2
    eine Eigenschaft oder einen Besitz vergrößern
  3. 3
    schwerer oder dicker werden
  4. 4
    den von der Erde aus sichtbaren beleuchteten Teil vergrößern

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zunehmen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er erfreute sich zunehmender Beliebtheit.
  2. Das Risiko für Altersarmut in Deutschland nimmt in den nächsten Jahren weiter zu.

Synonyms

wachsenanwachsensteigengewinnenhinzugewinnenzulegen

Antonyms

abnehmenvermindern

This word in other languages

increase(English)aumentar(Español)augmenter(Français)aumentar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uznehmen
  • znuehmen
  • zuenhmen
  • zunehemn
  • zunehhmen
  • zunehmenn
  • zunehmmen
  • zunehmne
  • zunemhen
  • zunhemen
  • zunnehmen
  • zzunehmen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zunehmen - 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.

uznehmen2znuehmen2zuenhmen2zunehemn2zunehhmen1zunehmenn1zunehmmen1zunehmne2
Edit distance from "zunehmen"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zunehmen"?
"zunehmen" is spelled Z-U-N-E-H-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌneːmən].
What does "zunehmen" mean?
As a verb, "zunehmen" means: größer werden
What words are commonly confused with "zunehmen"?
"zunehmen" is commonly confused with "zusehen", "zunehmend", "zunehmende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zunehmen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zunehmen" is [ˈt͡suːˌneːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zunehmen" come from?
"zunehmen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zunehmen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zuweilen#13,294zitierte#13,287ablaufen#13,298ableiten#13,299

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Zeremonie12 variantsAlbtraum12 variantswirksame12 variantsAnimation12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list