zurechtweisen
German, verb[t͡suˈʁɛçtˌvaɪ̯zn̩]
zurechtweisen is spelled Z-U-R-E-C-H-T-W-E-I-S-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 101,039th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zurechtweisen is a German verb meaning “to reprimand, to rebuke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemandem heftige Vorwürfe machen”.
What does zurechtweisen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to reprimand, to rebuke
- 2
datedto show the right way
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemandem heftige Vorwürfe machen 2. jemandem den richtigen Weg zeigen
noun: 1. die Handlung, jemanden für eine von ihm begangene Tätigkeit, seine Verhaltensweise ausdrücklich zu belehren, zu bestrafen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zurechtweisen
- weist zurecht present singular third-person
- wies zurecht past
- zurechtgewiesen participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 1 strong
- zurechtweisend participle present
- zurechtzuweisen infinitive infinitive-zu
- weise zurecht first-person indicative present
- weisen zurecht first-person indicative plural
- weisest zurecht second-person singular subjunctive
- weiset zurecht plural second-person subjunctive
- wiesen zurecht first-person indicative plural
- wiese zurecht first-person formal rare
- wiesest zurecht indicative preterite second-person
- wiest zurecht indicative preterite second-person
- wieset zurecht formal plural rare
- weis zurecht! imperative singular
- weise zurecht! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zurechtweisen?
- [t͡suˈʁɛçtˌvaɪ̯zn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zurechtweisen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zurechtweisen in German?
zurechtweisen appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).