Zuschuss
[ˈt͡suːˌʃʊs]
The verdict
“Zuschuss” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,888. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #16,888
- frequency rank, German
- 1,996
- “Z” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geldbetrag, der eine zusätzliche finanzielle Unterstützung ist
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuschuss · Zuschuss · German
Zuschuss · rank #16,888 · 12 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #16,888
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,996
- PHOTO-FINISH zivil
Nearest frequency peer: zivil (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Zuschuss“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- zerbrechen
zerbrechen
83,116 corpus weight
- Ziege
Ziege
83,115 corpus weight
- zivil
zivil
83,114 corpus weight
- Zuschuss
Zuschuss
83,113 corpus weight
- Zähler
Zähler
83,112 corpus weight
- übernehme
übernehme
83,111 corpus weight
What this shows „Zuschuss“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zuschuss |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌʃʊs] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #16,888 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Zuschuss“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around Zuschuss (IPA [ˈt͡suːˌʃʊs]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,888 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Geldbetrag, der eine zusätzliche finanzielle Unterstützung ist".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Zuschuss, with forms such as "uzschuss", "zsuchuss", and "zucshuss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Zuschüsse", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Zuschuss, spelled Z-U-S-C-H-U-S-S.
Definition
- 1Geldbetrag, der eine zusätzliche finanzielle Unterstützung ist
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zuschuss appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Sie konnten nur auf Fürsorgeleistungen der Kommunen hoffen, in denen sie lebten, außerdem auf rein freiwillige Zuschüsse von Arbeitgebern.“
„Mehr Menschen haben jetzt Anspruch auf Wohngeld, auf einen staatlichen Zuschuss zur Miete.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- uzschuss
- zsuchuss
- zucshuss
- zuscchuss
- zuschhuss
- zuschsus
- zuschus
- zuschuß
- zuscuhss
- zushcuss
- zusschuss
- zzuschuss
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Zuschuss - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zuschuss", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).