Zuspiel

[ˈt͡suːˌʃpiːl]

/[ˈt͡suːˌʃpiːl]/ noun

The verdict

“Zuspiel” is uncommon German (frequency #66,918 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,918
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gezielte Abgabe des Spielgeräts an einen Spieler der eigenen Mannschaft

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuspiel · Zuspiel · German

Zuspiel · rank #66,918 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,918
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zuschneiden

Nearest frequency peer: zuschneiden (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Zuspiel“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Zuspiel“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zuspiel
PropertyValue
HeadwordZuspiel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌʃpiːl]
Letters7
Frequency rank#66,918
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zuspiel“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Zuspielfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zuschneiden“ (#66,917), „zuzuschlagen“ (#66,919), „zweigt“ (#66,920). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zuspiel“ bei #66,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zuspiel is uncommon German at frequency #66,918 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌʃpiːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gezielte Abgabe des Spielgeräts an einen Spieler der eigenen Mannschaft".

No misspelling variants are generated for Zuspiel in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zuspiel, spelled Z-U-S-P-I-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    gezielte Abgabe des Spielgeräts an einen Spieler der eigenen Mannschaft

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Peters ungenaues Zuspiel erreichte nur den gegnerischen Spieler.

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 "Zuspiel"?
"Zuspiel" is spelled Z-U-S-P-I-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌʃpiːl].
What does "Zuspiel" mean?
As a noun, "Zuspiel" means: gezielte Abgabe des Spielgeräts an einen Spieler der eigenen Mannschaft
How do you pronounce "Zuspiel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zuspiel" is [ˈt͡suːˌʃpiːl]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zuspiel" come from?
"Zuspiel" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zuspiel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list