Zusatzversicherung
[ˈt͡suːzat͡sfɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]
The verdict
“Zusatzversicherung” is uncommon German (frequency #64,913 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,913
- frequency rank, German
- 37,643
- “Z” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ergänzende Versicherung, die zusätzlich zu einer bestehenden abgeschlossen werden kann
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zusatzversicherung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːzat͡sfɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Frequency rank | #64,913 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Zusatzversicherung” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Zusatzversicherung is uncommon German at frequency #64,913 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡suːzat͡sfɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ergänzende Versicherung, die zusätzlich zu einer bestehenden abgeschlossen werden kann".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Zusatzversicherung, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Zusatzversicherung, spelled Z-U-S-A-T-Z-V-E-R-S-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1ergänzende Versicherung, die zusätzlich zu einer bestehenden abgeschlossen werden kann
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.
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Using “Zusatzversicherung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-S-A-T-Z-V-E-R-S-I-C-H-E-R-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡suːzat͡sfɛɐ̯ˌzɪçəʁʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.