zuwandern
[ˈt͡suːˌvandɐn]
The verdict
“zuwandern” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - von woanders/außerhalb an einen Ort ziehen (wandern), an dem es schon Bevölkerung gibt
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuwandern · zuwandern · German
zuwandern · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | zuwandern |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌvandɐn] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zuwandern“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zuwandern is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌvandɐn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "von woanders/außerhalb an einen Ort ziehen (wandern), an dem es schon Bevölkerung gibt".
zuwandern doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 zuwandern, spelled Z-U-W-A-N-D-E-R-N.
Definition
- 1von woanders/außerhalb an einen Ort ziehen (wandern), an dem es schon Bevölkerung gibt
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zuwandern appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Stadt wuchs rasant, denn viele sind damals aus den umliegenden Dörfern zugewandert.
Antonyms
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.