zusammenklappen
[t͡suˈzamənˌklapn̩]
The verdict
“zusammenklappen” 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, das einen geöffneten/aufgebauten Zustand hat, schließen/zusammenlegen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zusammenklappen · zusammenklappen · German
zusammenklappen · 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 | zusammenklappen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈzamənˌklapn̩] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zusammenklappen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zusammenklappen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈzamənˌklapn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zusammenklappen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zusammenklappen, spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-K-L-A-P-P-E-N.
Definition
- 1etwas, das einen geöffneten/aufgebauten Zustand hat, schließen/zusammenlegen
- 2aus Schwäche nicht mehr stehen können
- 3nicht mehr von alleine aufrecht bleiben, sondern zusammenfallen
- 4Füße oder Hände aneinanderschlagen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zusammenklappen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bitte klappen Sie die Liegestühle selbst zusammen.
Sie sieht sehr müde aus, gleich klappt sie uns zusammen.
This word in other languages
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.