zuschaufeln
[ˈt͡suːˌʃaʊ̯fl̩n]
The verdict
“zuschaufeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit Material (zum Beispiel Sand/Erde) bedecken, indem man dies darüberwirft (mit einer Schaufel schaufelt)
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuschaufeln · zuschaufeln · German
zuschaufeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | zuschaufeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌʃaʊ̯fl̩n] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zuschaufeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zuschaufeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌʃaʊ̯fl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit Material (zum Beispiel Sand/Erde) bedecken, indem man dies darüberwirft (mit einer Schaufel schaufelt)".
Zero misspellings are on record for zuschaufeln in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is zuschaufeln, spelled Z-U-S-C-H-A-U-F-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1mit Material (zum Beispiel Sand/Erde) bedecken, indem man dies darüberwirft (mit einer Schaufel schaufelt)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zuschaufeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Nachbarschaften hatten auch bei Begräbnissen genau festgelegte Verpflichtungen: den Sarg tragen und ihn ins Grab hinablassen, das Grab zuschaufeln.“
„Wenn der Chef Sie mit Arbeit zugeschaufelt hat und Ihr Kontostand dennoch alarmierend rot leuchtet, sind Sie wenig geneigt, sich mit zusätzlichen Herausforderungen anzulegen.“
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.