zusteuern

[ˈt͡suːˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]

/[ˈt͡suːˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]/ verb

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The verdict

“zusteuern” is uncommon German (frequency #91,198 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#91,198
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kurs auf ein Ziel hin halten

Corpus desk

Index DE-zusteuern · zusteuern · German

zusteuern · rank #91,198 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #91,198
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zuzahlungen

Nearest frequency peer: Zuzahlungen (+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 „zusteuern“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zusteuern
PropertyValue
Headwordzusteuern
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,198
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zusteuern“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zuzahlungen“ (#91,199), „zurückzurufen“ (#91,195), „zweispurig“ (#91,201). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zusteuern“ bei #91,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zusteuern is uncommon German at frequency #91,198 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zusteuern, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zusteuern, spelled Z-U-S-T-E-U-E-R-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kurs auf ein Ziel hin halten
  2. 2
    bewusst auf ein Ziel lenken
  3. 3
    etwas dazugeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Zu der Zeit steuerte das Containerschiff auf Afrika zu.
  2. Und? Ist sie danach sofort auf die nächste Kneipe zugesteuert?

Antonyms

wegführenvermeiden

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 "zusteuern"?
"zusteuern" is spelled Z-U-S-T-E-U-E-R-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐn].
What does "zusteuern" mean?
As a verb, "zusteuern" means: Kurs auf ein Ziel hin halten
How do you pronounce "zusteuern"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zusteuern" is [ˈt͡suːˌʃtɔɪ̯ɐn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zusteuern" come from?
"zusteuern" 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 "zusteuern", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zugedreht#91,190zerfetzen#91,182zeitloser#91,178Zehdenick#91,176

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list