zunichte
German, adverb/t͡suˈnɪçtə/
zunichte is spelled Z-U-N-I-C-H-T-E (8 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written German, the 23,059th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zunichte is a German adverb meaning “brought to nought, ruined” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit der Wirkung der Zerstörung”.
What does zunichte mean in English?
adverb
- 1
brought to nought, ruined
Noch ein Fehler und der ganze Arbeit ist zunichte.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. mit der Wirkung der Zerstörung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce zunichte?
- /t͡suˈnɪçtə/
- [t͡suˈnɪçtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zunichte in German?
zunichte appears 2.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).