Zuständiger

[ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛndɪɡɐ]

/[ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛndɪɡɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Zuständiger” is uncommon German (frequency #58,488 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,488
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Person, die verantwortlich ist; ein Beauftragter

Corpus desk

Index DE-zustandiger · Zuständiger · German

Zuständiger · rank #58,488 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,488
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zusammengehör…

Nearest frequency peer: zusammengehören (-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 „Zuständiger“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zuständiger
PropertyValue
HeadwordZuständiger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛndɪɡɐ]
Letters11
Frequency rank#58,488
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zuständiger“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zusammengehören“ (#58,487), „zwanglos“ (#58,489), „zurückstellen“ (#58,486). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zuständiger“ bei #58,488. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zuständiger is uncommon German at frequency #58,488 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛndɪɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Person, die verantwortlich ist; ein Beauftragter".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Zuständiger, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Zuständiger, spelled Z-U-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Person, die verantwortlich ist; ein Beauftragter

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Der Zuständige hat sich verdrückt, als das Gebäude am Einstürzen war.

Synonyms

BeauftragterBuhmann

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 "Zuständiger"?
"Zuständiger" is spelled Z-U-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛndɪɡɐ].
What does "Zuständiger" mean?
As a noun, "Zuständiger" means: eine Person, die verantwortlich ist; ein Beauftragter
How do you pronounce "Zuständiger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zuständiger" is [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛndɪɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zuständiger" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zwangspause#58,490zerkleinern#58,475abgegriffen#58,508ablehnenden#58,513

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list