zurechtweisen
[t͡suˈʁɛçtˌvaɪ̯zn̩]
The verdict
“zurechtweisen” 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) - jemandem heftige Vorwürfe machen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zurechtweisen · zurechtweisen · German
zurechtweisen · 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 | zurechtweisen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈʁɛçtˌvaɪ̯zn̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zurechtweisen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zurechtweisen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈʁɛçtˌvaɪ̯zn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zurechtweisen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zurechtweisen, spelled Z-U-R-E-C-H-T-W-E-I-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem heftige Vorwürfe machen
- 2jemandem den richtigen Weg zeigen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zurechtweisen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er wies seine Kinder zurecht, da sie zu laut waren.
Sie wurde von ihrer Chefin zurechtgewiesen.
This word in other languages
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.