zupacken

[ˈt͡suːˌpakn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːˌpakn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zupacken” is uncommon German (frequency #75,283 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,283
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fest ergreifen, fest und schnell packen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zupacken · zupacken · German

zupacken · rank #75,283 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,283
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zuordnungen

Nearest frequency peer: Zuordnungen (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „zupacken“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zupacken“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zupacken
PropertyValue
Headwordzupacken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌpakn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#75,283
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zupacken“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zupackenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zuordnungen“ (#75,282), „zurücklegt“ (#75,284), „Zugverbindung“ (#75,281). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zupacken“ bei #75,283. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zupacken is uncommon German at frequency #75,283 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌpakn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zupacken, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented 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 zupacken, spelled Z-U-P-A-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    fest ergreifen, fest und schnell packen
  2. 2
    engagiert einer Tätigkeit nachgehen
  3. 3
    jemanden mit etwas ganz zudecken/einpacken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Beim Aufstellen des Maibaumes mussten die Feuerwehrleute kräftig zupacken.
  2. Pack zu! Ich kann das Gewicht nicht mehr alleine halten.

Synonyms

zugreifenangehenanpackenin Angriff nehmeneinpackenzudecken

This word in other languages

grab(English)

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 "zupacken"?
"zupacken" is spelled Z-U-P-A-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌpakn̩].
What does "zupacken" mean?
As a verb, "zupacken" means: fest ergreifen, fest und schnell packen
How do you pronounce "zupacken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zupacken" is [ˈt͡suːˌpakn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zupacken" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

ziehende#75,273überfuhr#75,297wegwirft#75,236Warterei#75,232

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list