zurechtbiegen
[t͡suˈʁɛçtˌbiːɡn̩]
The verdict
“zurechtbiegen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ein Ding aus biegsamem Material in die gewünschte Form drücken/schieben (biegen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-zurechtbiegen · zurechtbiegen · German
zurechtbiegen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zurechtbiegen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈʁɛçtˌbiːɡn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zurechtbiegen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zurechtbiegen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁɛçtˌbiːɡn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zurechtbiegen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zurechtbiegen, spelled Z-U-R-E-C-H-T-B-I-E-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1ein Ding aus biegsamem Material in die gewünschte Form drücken/schieben (biegen)
- 2die Wirklichkeit so interpretieren und sehen, dass sie den eigenen Zielen besser entspricht
- 3(wieder) in einen Zustand überführen, der besser/gerechter ist
- 4jemand anders von schlechten Eigenschaften befreien, ihn bessern
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zurechtbiegen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Und wenn du aus diesem Draht einen Haken zurechtbiegst, der in die Öffnung passt?
Sie sieht nur, was sie sehen will, die biegt sich doch alles zurecht, was mit ihrem Mann und der ehelichen Treue zusammenhängt.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.