zuvorkommend

[t͡suˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmənt]

/[t͡suˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmənt]/ adj

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The verdict

“zuvorkommend” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,604. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,604
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - höflich, liebenswürdig und hilfsbereit anderen kleine Gefälligkeiten erweisend

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuvorkommend · zuvorkommend · German

zuvorkommend · rank #41,604 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,604
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zusicherung

Nearest frequency peer: Zusicherung (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „zuvorkommend“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „zuvorkommend“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zuvorkommend
PropertyValue
Headwordzuvorkommend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[t͡suˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmənt]
Letters12
Frequency rank#41,604
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zuvorkommend“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.zuvorkommendliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Zusicherung“ (#41,603), „zweijähriger“ (#41,605), „zusammenlegen“ (#41,602). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zuvorkommend“ bei #41,604. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around zuvorkommend (IPA [t͡suˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmənt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #41,604 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Dominant gloss: "höflich, liebenswürdig und hilfsbereit anderen kleine Gefälligkeiten erweisend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for zuvorkommend, with forms such as "uzvorkommend", "zuovrkommend", and "zuvokrommend". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zuvorkommend, spelled Z-U-V-O-R-K-O-M-M-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    höflich, liebenswürdig und hilfsbereit anderen kleine Gefälligkeiten erweisend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sie war zu ihm sehr zuvorkommend. Nicht aber zu seiner Mutter, die Hexe konnte ihr gestohlen bleiben.
  2. Der Vater empfing mich kühl, aber desto zuvorkommender empfingen mich seine beiden Söhne.

This word in other languages

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzvorkommend
  • zuovrkommend
  • zuvokrommend
  • zuvorkkommend
  • zuvorkmomend
  • zuvorkomemnd
  • zuvorkomend
  • zuvorkommedn
  • zuvorkommendd
  • zuvorkommennd
  • zuvorkommned
  • zuvorokmmend
  • zuvorrkommend
  • zuvrokommend
  • zuvvorkommend
  • zvuorkommend
  • zzuvorkommend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of zuvorkommend - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

uzvorkommend2zuovrkommend2zuvokrommend2zuvorkkommend1zuvorkmomend2zuvorkomemnd2zuvorkomend1zuvorkommedn2
Edit distance from "zuvorkommend"

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 "zuvorkommend"?
"zuvorkommend" is spelled Z-U-V-O-R-K-O-M-M-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [t͡suˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmənt].
What does "zuvorkommend" mean?
As an adjective, "zuvorkommend" means: höflich, liebenswürdig und hilfsbereit anderen kleine Gefälligkeiten erweisend
What are common misspellings of "zuvorkommend"?
Common misspellings include "uzvorkommend", "zuovrkommend", "zuvokrommend", "zuvorkkommend", "zuvorkmomend". The correct spelling is "zuvorkommend".
How do you pronounce "zuvorkommend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuvorkommend" is [t͡suˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔmənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zuvorkommend" come from?
"zuvorkommend" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zuvorkommend", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

zweijähriger#41,605Zugangsdaten#41,599abgestimmten#41,617abgetrennten#41,618

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Zusicherung17 variantsüberdachten17 variantszehnjährige17 variantsabzubringen17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list