zusichern

[ˈt͡suːˌzɪçɐn]

/[ˈt͡suːˌzɪçɐn]/ verb

The verdict

“zusichern” is an uncommon German word, ranked #68,928 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#68,928
frequency rank, German
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - verbindlich versprechen (dem nachzukommen, was [vom Sprecher] beabsichtigt ist, [von jemandem] gefordert wird, …)

Key facts for zusichern
PropertyValue
Headwordzusichern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌzɪçɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#68,928
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zusichern” 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). zusichern lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zusichern is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡suːˌzɪçɐn]. Corpus data places it at rank #68,928 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "verbindlich versprechen (dem nachzukommen, was [vom Sprecher] beabsichtigt ist, [von jemandem] gefordert wird, …)".

No generated misspelling entries exist for zusichern in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

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 zusichern, spelled Z-U-S-I-C-H-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    verbindlich versprechen (dem nachzukommen, was [vom Sprecher] beabsichtigt ist, [von jemandem] gefordert wird, …)

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "zusichern"?
"zusichern" is spelled Z-U-S-I-C-H-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌzɪçɐn].
What does "zusichern" mean?
As a verb, "zusichern" means: verbindlich versprechen (dem nachzukommen, was [vom Sprecher] beabsichtigt ist, [von jemandem] gefordert wird, …)
How do you pronounce "zusichern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zusichern" is [ˈt͡suːˌzɪçɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zusichern" come from?
"zusichern" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “zusichern”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is Z-U-S-I-C-H-E-R-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈt͡suːˌzɪçɐn] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list