zur

[t͡suːɐ̯]

/[t͡suːɐ̯]/ abbrev

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The verdict

“zur” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #66) as an abbreviation. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#66
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kurzform von „zu der“

Corpus desk

Index DE-zur · zur · German

zur · rank #66 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #66
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mal

Nearest frequency peer: Mal (-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.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „zur“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „zur“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

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).

zur vs zwo
33% similar
zur vs zwar
50% similar
zur vs zuvor
60% similar

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

Key facts for zur
PropertyValue
Headwordzur
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAbbreviation
IPA[t͡suːɐ̯]
Letters3
Frequency rank#66
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „zur“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zurliegt auf dieser Marke:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Mal“ (#65), „durch“ (#67), „vor“ (#64). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zur“ bei #66. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for zur is neighbouring look-alikes ("zwo", "zwar", …), not just typos; it is anabbreviation pronounced [t͡suːɐ̯]. Frequency #66 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Gloss: "Kurzform von „zu der“".

zur has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "zwo", "zwar", "zuvor", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zur, spelled Z-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kurzform von „zu der“

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Pfad führt zur Quelle des Flusses.
  2. Wie bisher geht es nicht weiter. Wir sind zur Handlung gezwungen!

This word in other languages

to the(English)al(Español)

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 "zur"?
"zur" is spelled Z-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suːɐ̯].
What does "zur" mean?
As an abbreviation, "zur" means: Kurzform von „zu der“
What words are commonly confused with "zur"?
"zur" is commonly confused with "zwo", "zwar", "zuvor". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zur" is [t͡suːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zur" come from?
"zur" 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 "zur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mal#65vor#64mir#62ihr#72

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list