zurufen

[ˈt͡suːˌʁuːfn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːˌʁuːfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zurufen” is uncommon German (frequency #63,971 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,971
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - mit lauter Stimme eine Nachricht übermitteln (zum Beispiel, weil der Empfänger etwas weiter weg steht oder die Umgebung sehr laut ist)

Key facts for zurufen
PropertyValue
Headwordzurufen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌʁuːfn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#63,971
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zurufen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). zurufen lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zurufen is uncommon German at frequency #63,971 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌʁuːfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit lauter Stimme eine Nachricht übermitteln (zum Beispiel, weil der Empfänger etwas weiter weg steht oder die Umgebung sehr laut ist)".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zurufen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zurufen, spelled Z-U-R-U-F-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit lauter Stimme eine Nachricht übermitteln (zum Beispiel, weil der Empfänger etwas weiter weg steht oder die Umgebung sehr laut ist)

Antonyms

zuflüsternzuraunenzutuscheln

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 "zurufen"?
"zurufen" is spelled Z-U-R-U-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌʁuːfn̩].
What does "zurufen" mean?
As a verb, "zurufen" means: mit lauter Stimme eine Nachricht übermitteln (zum Beispiel, weil der Empfänger etwas weiter weg steht oder die Umgebung sehr laut ist)
How do you pronounce "zurufen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zurufen" is [ˈt͡suːˌʁuːfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zurufen" come from?
"zurufen" 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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Using “zurufen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-U-R-U-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡suːˌʁuːfn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list