zutreffende

Name: zutreffende, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈt͡suːˌtʁɛfn̩də]

/[ˈt͡suːˌtʁɛfn̩də]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“zutreffende” is uncommon German (frequency #63,053 among 37,643 “Z” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,053
frequency rank, German: 37,643
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zutreffend

Key facts for zutreffende
Property	Value
Headword	zutreffende
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈt͡suːˌtʁɛfn̩də]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#63,053
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “zutreffende” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). zutreffende lands here:

#63,053

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zutreffende is uncommon German at frequency #63,053 among 37,643 “Z” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌtʁɛfn̩də]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zutreffende, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zutreffende, spelled Z-U-T-R-E-F-F-E-N-D-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zutreffend
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zutreffend
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zutreffend
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zutreffend
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zutreffend
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zutreffend
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zutreffend
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zutreffend
9
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zutreffend

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 "zutreffende"?

"zutreffende" is spelled Z-U-T-R-E-F-F-E-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌtʁɛfn̩də].

What does "zutreffende" mean?

As an adjective, "zutreffende" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zutreffend

How do you pronounce "zutreffende"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zutreffende" is [ˈt͡suːˌtʁɛfn̩də]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "zutreffende" come from?

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Using “zutreffende”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is Z-U-T-R-E-F-F-E-N-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.