zuschrauben

[ˈt͡suːˌʃʁaʊ̯bn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːˌʃʁaʊ̯bn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“zuschrauben” 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 einer drehenden (schraubenden) Bewegung am Verschluss verschließen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuschrauben · zuschrauben · German

zuschrauben · 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.

Key facts for zuschrauben
PropertyValue
Headwordzuschrauben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌʃʁaʊ̯bn̩]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zuschrauben“ im Deutschen

zuschraubensitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zuschrauben is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌʃʁaʊ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

zuschrauben doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is zuschrauben, spelled Z-U-S-C-H-R-A-U-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einer drehenden (schraubenden) Bewegung am Verschluss verschließen
  2. 2
    mit eingedrehten Metallstiften (Schrauben) verschließen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zuschrauben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sie nahm einen kleinen Schluck und schraubte die Flasche sorgsam wieder zu.
  2. Hast du den Deckel vom Glas mit den Angelwürmern ordentlich zugeschraubt?

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zuschrauben"?
"zuschrauben" is spelled Z-U-S-C-H-R-A-U-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌʃʁaʊ̯bn̩].
What does "zuschrauben" mean?
As a verb, "zuschrauben" means: mit einer drehenden (schraubenden) Bewegung am Verschluss verschließen
How do you pronounce "zuschrauben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuschrauben" is [ˈt͡suːˌʃʁaʊ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zuschrauben" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list