Zuschlag
German, noun/ˈt͡suːˌʃlaːk/
Zuschlag is spelled Z-U-S-C-H-L-A-G (8 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written German, the 14,267th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zuschlag is a German masculine noun meaning “surcharge, additional charge, extra fee” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “(erhöhtes) Entgelt, das man für Sonderleistungen oder in bestimmten Situationen bezahlen muss oder bekommt”.
What does Zuschlag mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesurcharge, additional charge, extra fee
- 2
masculineextra pay, bonus, premium, compensation, supplement (for example for weekend or holiday work)
- 3
masculineto be knocked down, to go to someone, to declare (something) sold with a blow from the gavel (at an auction)
- 4
masculineto be awarded the contract (in contract bidding, tendering)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (erhöhtes) Entgelt, das man für Sonderleistungen oder in bestimmten Situationen bezahlen muss oder bekommt 2. Auftragserteilung, Geschäftsabschluss, Versteigerungsentscheidung (traditionell bzw. meist durch einen Schlag besiegelt) 3. Zusätze bei Mischungen wie Legierungen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Zuschlag
- Zuschlages genitive
- Zuschläge plural
- Zuschlage dative singular
- Zuschlägen dative definite plural
- Zuschlags genitive singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zuschlag?
- /ˈt͡suːˌʃlaːk/
- [ˈt͡suːˌʃlaːk]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zuschlag
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zuschlag in German?
Zuschlag appears 4.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).