zutragen
[ˈt͡suːˌtʁaːɡŋ̍]
The verdict
“zutragen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (jemandem etwas zutragen): eine Sache oder auch Nachricht zu jemandem bringen
Corpus desk
Index DE-zutragen · zutragen · German
zutragen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | zutragen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌtʁaːɡŋ̍] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zutragen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zutragen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌtʁaːɡŋ̍]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
zutragen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
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 zutragen, spelled Z-U-T-R-A-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1(jemandem etwas zutragen): eine Sache oder auch Nachricht zu jemandem bringen
- 2(jemandem etwas zutragen): heimlich mitteilen
- 3(sich zutragen): geschehen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zutragen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mir wurde die Nachricht seines Todes zugetragen.
Der Wind trug uns eine leise Musik zu.
This word in other languages
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.