zustecken
[ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛkn̩]
The verdict
“zustecken” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mehr oder minder heimlich geben
Corpus desk
Index DE-zustecken · zustecken · German
zustecken · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | zustecken |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛkn̩] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zustecken“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zustecken is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɛkn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for zustecken in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 zustecken, spelled Z-U-S-T-E-C-K-E-N.
Definition
- 1mehr oder minder heimlich geben
- 2mit der Hilfe von Nadeln verschließen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zustecken appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Diesem gelang es, seinem Sohne schnell und heimlich ein kleines Buch zuzustecken.“
„Die Kleine von der Tankstelle, die immer den Reißverschluss ihrer Uniformjacke nach unten zieht, wenn du an den Tresen trittst, damit du ihre Möpse bewundern und ihr ein paar Scheine zustecken kannst?“
Antonyms
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.