zusammen
[t͡suˈzamən]
The verdict
“zusammen” is in the everyday core of German, ranked #264 in German word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #264
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gemeinschaftlich, miteinander; zum Beispiel etwas tun
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zusammen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈzamən] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #264 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zusammen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zusammen is 8 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [t͡suˈzamən]. Corpus data places it at rank #264 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for zusammen, with forms such as "uzsammen", "zsuammen", and "zuasmmen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "zustimmen", "zusagen", "zukommen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zusammen, spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N.
Definition
- 1gemeinschaftlich, miteinander; zum Beispiel etwas tun
- 2zur gleichen Zeit am gleichen Ort; zum Beispiel sich aufhalten
- 3ein Liebespaar
- 4als Summe betrachtet
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: uzsammen,zsuammen,zuasmmen,zusamemn,zusamen,zusammenn,zusammne,zusmamen,zussammen,zzusammen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zusammen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “zusammen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [t͡suˈzamən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “zustimmen” - see the side-by-side comparison. zusammen vs zustimmen
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.