zusammenkamen

[t͡suˈzamənˌkaːmən]

/[t͡suˈzamənˌkaːmən]/ verb

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The verdict

“zusammenkamen” is uncommon German (frequency #78,802 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,802
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zusammenkommen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zusammenkamen · zusammenkamen · German

zusammenkamen · rank #78,802 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,802
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zusammengebun…

Nearest frequency peer: zusammengebunden (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „zusammenkamen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zusammenkamen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zusammenkamen
PropertyValue
Headwordzusammenkamen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈzamənˌkaːmən]
Letters13
Frequency rank#78,802
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zusammenkamen“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zusammenkamenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zusammengebunden“ (#78,801), „Zusicherungen“ (#78,803), „zurückzogen“ (#78,800). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zusammenkamen“ bei #78,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zusammenkamen is uncommon German at frequency #78,802 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈzamənˌkaːmən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zusammenkamen, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zusammenkamen, spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-K-A-M-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zusammenkommen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zusammenkommen

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 "zusammenkamen"?
"zusammenkamen" is spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-K-A-M-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈzamənˌkaːmən].
What does "zusammenkamen" mean?
As a verb, "zusammenkamen" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zusammenkommen
How do you pronounce "zusammenkamen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zusammenkamen" is [t͡suˈzamənˌkaːmən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zusammenkamen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zusammenkamen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zusicherungen#78,803zurückschauen#78,799Zweitwohnsitz#78,806zerschmettern#78,788

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list