zuspachteln
[ˈt͡suːˌʃpaxtl̩n]
The verdict
“zuspachteln” 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) - etwas durch eine mit einem Spachtel aufgebrachte Masse verschließen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuspachteln · zuspachteln · German
zuspachteln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | zuspachteln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌʃpaxtl̩n] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zuspachteln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zuspachteln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌʃpaxtl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas durch eine mit einem Spachtel aufgebrachte Masse verschließen".
zuspachteln has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zuspachteln, spelled Z-U-S-P-A-C-H-T-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1etwas durch eine mit einem Spachtel aufgebrachte Masse verschließen
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.