Zuwachs
German, noun[ˈtsuːvaks]
Zuwachs is spelled Z-U-W-A-C-H-S (7 letters) and appears 5.6 times per million words in written German, the 11,196th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Zuwachs is a German masculine noun meaning “growth, increase, increment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Anstieg in Größe oder an Wert von etwas”.
What does Zuwachs mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegrowth, increase, increment
- 2
masculinechildren
(colloquial) Zuwachs bekommen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Anstieg in Größe oder an Wert von etwas 2. (künftige) Geburt eines Kindes, Nachwuchs 3. die Vergrößerung des Bestandes durch das Wachstum der Bäume
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 Zuwachs
- Zuwachses genitive
- Zuwächse plural
- Zuwachse dative singular
- Zuwächsen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Zuwachs?
- [ˈtsuːvaks]
- [ˈt͡suːˌvaks]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Zuwachs
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Zuwachs in German?
Zuwachs appears 5.6 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).