zusprechen

[ˈt͡suːˌʃpʁɛçn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːˌʃpʁɛçn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zusprechen” is uncommon German (frequency #55,062 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,062
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - offiziell entscheiden, dass jemand etwas bekommen soll

Corpus desk

Index DE-zusprechen · zusprechen · German

zusprechen · rank #55,062 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,062
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zuwächse

Nearest frequency peer: Zuwächse (+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 „zusprechen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zusprechen
PropertyValue
Headwordzusprechen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌʃpʁɛçn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#55,062
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zusprechen“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).zusprechenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zuwächse“ (#55,063), „Zugaben“ (#55,060), „zweisprachige“ (#55,064). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zusprechen“ bei #55,062. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zusprechen is uncommon German at frequency #55,062 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌʃpʁɛçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

zusprechen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zusprechen, spelled Z-U-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    offiziell entscheiden, dass jemand etwas bekommen soll
  2. 2
    versuchen, durch Reden jemandem ein Gefühl zu vermitteln, ihm zu helfen
  3. 3
    ein Genussmittel schätzen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Das Nachlassgericht spricht den Kindern das Erbe zu.
  2. „Dieser Frieden stellte den Vorkriegszustand weitgehend wieder her, sprach allerdings Schlesien Preußen zu und erkannte Maria Theresias Thronerbschaften an.“

Antonyms

absprechenverweigerndemoralisierenverabscheuen

This word in other languages

confer(English)otorgar(Español)attribuer(Français)conferir(Português)

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 "zusprechen"?
"zusprechen" is spelled Z-U-S-P-R-E-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌʃpʁɛçn̩].
What does "zusprechen" mean?
As a verb, "zusprechen" means: offiziell entscheiden, dass jemand etwas bekommen soll
How do you pronounce "zusprechen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zusprechen" is [ˈt͡suːˌʃpʁɛçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zusprechen" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

überlagern#55,071Zeitfahren#55,051überlisten#55,074übernimmst#55,075

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list