zusammenflicken
[t͡suˈzamənˌflɪkn̩]
The verdict
“zusammenflicken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas Kaputtes (weder sorgfältig noch umfassend) ganz/heil machen, durch Operation wiederherstellen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zusammenflicken · zusammenflicken · German
zusammenflicken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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 | zusammenflicken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈzamənˌflɪkn̩] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zusammenflicken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zusammenflicken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈzamənˌflɪkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
zusammenflicken doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
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 zusammenflicken, spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-F-L-I-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas Kaputtes (weder sorgfältig noch umfassend) ganz/heil machen, durch Operation wiederherstellen
- 2auf die Schnelle ohne Recherche einen Text schreiben/konzipieren
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zusammenflicken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mein Dachgepäckträger ist hinüber, kannst du den wieder zusammenflicken?
Im eilig aufgebauten Notlazarett wurden die Verwundeten zusammengeflickt und dann weiter in die Hauptstadt geschickt.
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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.