zuwarten
[ˈt͡suːˌvaʁtn̩]
The verdict
“zuwarten” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiter ruhig warten, bis etwas geschieht, unternommen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuwarten · zuwarten · German
zuwarten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 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 | zuwarten |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌvaʁtn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zuwarten“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zuwarten is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌvaʁtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "weiter ruhig warten, bis etwas geschieht, unternommen wird".
Zero misspellings are on record for zuwarten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 zuwarten, spelled Z-U-W-A-R-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1weiter ruhig warten, bis etwas geschieht, unternommen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zuwarten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„»Haben die Verfassungsrichter etwa absichtlich mit ihrer Entscheidung zugewartet, bis die Rechtsgrundlagen in ihrem Sinne angepasst wurden? Wenn ja, wäre das ungeheuerlich!«“
„Trotz der hohen Ansteckungszahlen in einzelnen Bezirken will man in Kärnten mit regionalen Verschärfungen der Maßnahmen noch zuwarten.“
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.