zuschmeißen
[ˈt͡suːˌʃmaɪ̯sn̩]
The verdict
“zuschmeißen” 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) - (geräuschvoll) mit Schwung schließen/zumachen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuschmei-en · zuschmeißen · German
zuschmeißen · 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 | zuschmeißen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌʃmaɪ̯sn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zuschmeißen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zuschmeißen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌʃmaɪ̯sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for zuschmeißen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is zuschmeißen, spelled Z-U-S-C-H-M-E-I-S-S-E-N.
Definition
- 1(geräuschvoll) mit Schwung schließen/zumachen
- 2zuwerfen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zuschmeißen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Das war deine Tochter, die die Tür zugeschmissen hat, weil ich sie gefragt habe, ob sie bei der nächsten Wäsche meine Hemden mit waschen würde.“
„Hans schmeißt ihm die Leinen zu.“ Festmachen längsseits ist bei ruhigem Wetter auch mit ungeübter Crew leicht wie Luftholen. Alles easy. Tatsächlich sind am Ende des Manövers keine Schrammen an […]“
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.