zustehen

/[ˈt͡suːˌʃteːən]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#29,887

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

zustehen is aGermanverb. It means: rechtmäßig gehören, rechtmäßig gegeben werden müssen Pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌʃteːən]. Often confused with zusteht and zuziehen.

Key facts for zustehen
PropertyValue
Headwordzustehen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌʃteːən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#29,887
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of zustehen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for zustehen is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡suːˌʃteːən]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,887 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for zustehen, with forms such as "uzstehen", "zsutehen", and "zusethen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "zusteht", "zuziehen", "zustellen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is zustehen, spelled Z-U-S-T-E-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    rechtmäßig gehören, rechtmäßig gegeben werden müssen
  2. 2
    etwas, was immateriell ist (beispielsweise Anerkennung, Fairness, eine Pause), gebührt jemandem

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: uzstehen,zsutehen,zusethen,zusstehen,zusteehn,zustehenn,zustehhen,zustehne,zustheen,zusttehen,zutsehen,zzustehen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for zustehen

Misspelling Variants of "zustehen"

uzstehen8zsutehen8zusethen8zusstehen9zusteehn8zustehenn9zustehhen9zustehne8
Misspelling Variants of "zustehen"

Frequency rank: #29,887 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zustehen"?
"zustehen" is spelled Z-U-S-T-E-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌʃteːən].
What does "zustehen" mean?
As a verb, "zustehen" means: rechtmäßig gehören, rechtmäßig gegeben werden müssen
What words are commonly confused with "zustehen"?
"zustehen" is commonly confused with "zusteht", "zuziehen", "zustellen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zustehen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zustehen" is [ˈt͡suːˌʃteːən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zustehen" come from?
"zustehen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.