zureichen
[ˈt͡suːˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]
The verdict
“zureichen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemandem nach und nach, in Abständen etwas übergeben, das er gerade benötigt
Corpus desk
Index DE-zureichen · zureichen · German
zureichen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | zureichen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌʁaɪ̯çn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zureichen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zureichen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zureichen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zureichen, spelled Z-U-R-E-I-C-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemandem nach und nach, in Abständen etwas übergeben, das er gerade benötigt
- 2für einen bestimmten Zweck in ausreichendem Maß zur Verfügung stehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zureichen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Diese Männer und Frauen konnten vor den Nachstellungen der internationalen Doping-Bullen und ihrer amerikanischen Helfershelfer nur geschützt werden, indem man ihnen durch zufällig in die Toilettenwände eingebaute Löcher Urin zureichte.“
„In jedem Fall werden die maximal 900 Stellplätze im Lehrter Bahnhof nicht zureichen, wenn die Papestraße ausfällt.“
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.