zuschreibt

[ˈt͡suːˌʃʁaɪ̯pt]

/[ˈt͡suːˌʃʁaɪ̯pt]/ verb

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The verdict

“zuschreibt” is uncommon German (frequency #67,923 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,923
frequency rank, German
37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zuschreiben

Key facts for zuschreibt
PropertyValue
Headwordzuschreibt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌʃʁaɪ̯pt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,923
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zuschreibt” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). zuschreibt lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zuschreibt is uncommon German at frequency #67,923 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌʃʁaɪ̯pt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for zuschreibt in our 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zuschreibt, spelled Z-U-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zuschreiben
  2. 2
    2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zuschreiben

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zuschreibt"?
"zuschreibt" is spelled Z-U-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌʃʁaɪ̯pt].
What does "zuschreibt" mean?
As a verb, "zuschreibt" means: 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs zuschreiben
How do you pronounce "zuschreibt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuschreibt" is [ˈt͡suːˌʃʁaɪ̯pt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zuschreibt" come from?
"zuschreibt" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “zuschreibt”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-U-S-C-H-R-E-I-B-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡suːˌʃʁaɪ̯pt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list