zusammenrücken

[t͡suˈzamənˌʁʏkn̩]

/[t͡suˈzamənˌʁʏkn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zusammenrücken” is uncommon German (frequency #61,225 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,225
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (zwei) Gegenstände näher aneinander heranbringen, indem man sie zieht/schiebt (rückt)

Key facts for zusammenrücken
PropertyValue
Headwordzusammenrücken
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[t͡suˈzamənˌʁʏkn̩]
Letters14
Frequency rank#61,225
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zusammenrücken” 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). zusammenrücken lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zusammenrücken is uncommon German at frequency #61,225 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈzamənˌʁʏkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zusammenrücken, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zusammenrücken, spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-R-Ü-C-K-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (zwei) Gegenstände näher aneinander heranbringen, indem man sie zieht/schiebt (rückt)
  2. 2
    den Abstand zwischen (zwei) Menschen verkleinern (sowohl räumlich als auch übertragen im Sinne von sich gegenseitig kümmern)

Antonyms

auseinanderrücken

This word in other languages

se serrer les coudes(Français)

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 "zusammenrücken"?
"zusammenrücken" is spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-R-Ü-C-K-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈzamənˌʁʏkn̩].
What does "zusammenrücken" mean?
As a verb, "zusammenrücken" means: (zwei) Gegenstände näher aneinander heranbringen, indem man sie zieht/schiebt (rückt)
How do you pronounce "zusammenrücken"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zusammenrücken" is [t͡suˈzamənˌʁʏkn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zusammenrücken" come from?
"zusammenrücken" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “zusammenrücken”

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-R-Ü-C-K-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [t͡suˈzamənˌʁʏkn̩] (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