zunutze

[t͡suˈnʊt͡sə]

/[t͡suˈnʊt͡sə]/ adv

The verdict

“zunutze” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,402. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,402
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zum Nutzen, so dass es einen Vorteil ergibt

Corpus desk

Index DE-zunutze · zunutze · German

zunutze · rank #30,402 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,402
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zugführer

Nearest frequency peer: Zugführer (-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 „zunutze“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „zunutze“ 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).

zunutze vs Zusätze
57% similar
zunutze vs zugute
71% similar
zunutze vs zumute
71% similar

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

Key facts for zunutze
PropertyValue
Headwordzunutze
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[t͡suˈnʊt͡sə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#30,402
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zunutze“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zugführer“ (#30,401), „zurückbleiben“ (#30,403), „zip“ (#30,400). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zunutze“ bei #30,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around zunutze (IPA [t͡suˈnʊt͡sə]), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #30,402 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "zum Nutzen, so dass es einen Vorteil ergibt".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for zunutze, with forms such as "uznutze", "znuutze", and "zunnutze". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Zusätze", "zugute", "zumute", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zunutze, spelled Z-U-N-U-T-Z-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    zum Nutzen, so dass es einen Vorteil ergibt

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Bei der Exkursion machten sich die anderen Teilnehmer seine Erfahrungen zunutze.
  2. „Wenn die Kenntnisse nicht in direktem Sinne dem Patienten helfen, dann müßten sie ihm doch indirekt zunutze sein. “

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uznutze
  • znuutze
  • zunnutze
  • zuntuze
  • zunutez
  • zunuttze
  • zunutzze
  • zunuzte
  • zuuntze
  • zzunutze

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

uznutze2znuutze2zunnutze1zuntuze2zunutez2zunuttze1zunutzze1zunuzte2
Edit distance from "zunutze"

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 "zunutze"?
"zunutze" is spelled Z-U-N-U-T-Z-E. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈnʊt͡sə].
What does "zunutze" mean?
As an adverb, "zunutze" means: zum Nutzen, so dass es einen Vorteil ergibt
What words are commonly confused with "zunutze"?
"zunutze" is commonly confused with "Zusätze", "zugute", "zumute". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zunutze"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zunutze" is [t͡suˈnʊt͡sə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zunutze" come from?
"zunutze" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list