zusammenschnüren
[t͡suˈzamənˌʃnyːʁən]
The verdict
“zusammenschnüren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einem Band (einer Schnur) umwickeln und dabei zusammenpressen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zusammenschnuren · zusammenschnüren · German
zusammenschnüren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 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 | zusammenschnüren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈzamənˌʃnyːʁən] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zusammenschnüren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zusammenschnüren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈzamənˌʃnyːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zusammenschnüren, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zusammenschnüren, spelled Z-U-S-A-M-M-E-N-S-C-H-N-Ü-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1mit einem Band (einer Schnur) umwickeln und dabei zusammenpressen
- 2einem die Luft nehmen, Angst machen oder Trauer auslösen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zusammenschnüren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wir sollten die Zeitungen in handliche Pakete zusammenschnüren, dann sind sie viel leichter zu transportieren.
Das Korsett muss kräftig zusammengeschnürt werden, aber nicht so fest, dass die Atmung behindert wird.
Antonyms
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.