zuteilen

[ˈt͡suːˌtaɪ̯lən]

/[ˈt͡suːˌtaɪ̯lən]/ verb

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The verdict

“zuteilen” is uncommon German (frequency #82,405 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,405
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine bestimmte Menge (einen Teil/Anteil) zuweisen/geben

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuteilen · zuteilen · German

zuteilen · rank #82,405 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,405
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zusperren

Nearest frequency peer: zusperren (-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 „zuteilen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zuteilen
PropertyValue
Headwordzuteilen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌtaɪ̯lən]
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,405
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zuteilen“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zusperren“ (#82,404), „zweidimensionale“ (#82,406), „Zusammenkünften“ (#82,403). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zuteilen“ bei #82,405. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zuteilen is uncommon German at frequency #82,405 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌtaɪ̯lən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for zuteilen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is zuteilen, spelled Z-U-T-E-I-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine bestimmte Menge (einen Teil/Anteil) zuweisen/geben
  2. 2
    mit einer bestimmten Aufgabe betrauen, an einen bestimmten Platz schicken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Aufsicht teilte jedem einen Apfel und eine Orange zu.
  2. In der ersten Woche wurde sie der Frühschicht zugeteilt.

Antonyms

wegnehmenabziehen

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 "zuteilen"?
"zuteilen" is spelled Z-U-T-E-I-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌtaɪ̯lən].
What does "zuteilen" mean?
As a verb, "zuteilen" means: eine bestimmte Menge (einen Teil/Anteil) zuweisen/geben
How do you pronounce "zuteilen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuteilen" is [ˈt͡suːˌtaɪ̯lən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zuteilen" come from?
"zuteilen" 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 "zuteilen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zähnchen#82,411zornigen#82,397Ökonomik#82,414Zimmerei#82,396

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list