zutreffend
German, adjective[ˈt͡suːˌtʁɛfn̩t]
zutreffend is spelled Z-U-T-R-E-F-F-E-N-D (10 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written German, the 15,068th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zutreffend is a German adjective meaning “applicable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a present participle of zutreffen. The German Wiktionary defines it as “mit der Realität übereinstimmend, den Tatsachen entsprechend, der Wirklichkeit entsprechend”.
What does zutreffend mean in English?
adjective
- 1
applicable
- 2
correct, appropriate, proper
verb
- 1
present participle of zutreffen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. mit der Realität übereinstimmend, den Tatsachen entsprechend, der Wirklichkeit entsprechend
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zutreffend
- zutreffender masculine nominative singular
- am zutreffendsten superlative
- zutreffende feminine nominative singular
- zutreffendes neuter nominative singular
- zutreffenden genitive masculine singular
- zutreffendem dative masculine singular
- der zutreffende definite includes-article masculine
- die zutreffende definite feminine includes-article
- das zutreffende definite includes-article neuter
- die zutreffenden definite includes-article nominative
- des zutreffenden definite genitive includes-article
- der zutreffenden definite feminine genitive
- dem zutreffenden dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zutreffend?
- [ˈt͡suːˌtʁɛfn̩t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to zutreffend
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is zutreffend in German?
zutreffend appears 3.8 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).