zuwenden

[ˈt͡suːˌvɛndn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːˌvɛndn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zuwenden” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #30,405. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,405
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - den Kopf/Körper in Richtung auf etwas/jemanden hinwenden

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuwenden · zuwenden · German

zuwenden · rank #30,405 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,405
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zurückkommt

Nearest frequency peer: zurückkommt (-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 „zuwenden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

zuwenden vs Zuwendung
67% similar
zuwenden vs zünden
63% similar
zuwenden vs zuweilen
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for zuwenden
PropertyValue
Headwordzuwenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌvɛndn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#30,405
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „zuwenden“

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „zurückkommt“ (#30,404), „Zuwenig“ (#30,406), „zurückbleiben“ (#30,403). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zuwenden“ bei #30,405. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around zuwenden (IPA [ˈt͡suːˌvɛndn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #30,405 among 1,996 “Z” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for zuwenden, with forms such as "uzwenden", "zuewnden", and "zuwednen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Zuwendung", "zünden", "zuweilen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is zuwenden, spelled Z-U-W-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    den Kopf/Körper in Richtung auf etwas/jemanden hinwenden
  2. 2
    sich einer Sache oder auch Person widmen
  3. 3
    schenken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Er versuchte schnell, nicht daran zu denken und wendete sich den zwei Neuankömmlingen zu, um herauszufinden, was sie waren, wer sie waren und woher sie kamen.“
  2. „Er wandte sein Gesicht der Sonne zu, atmete mehrmals tief durch und fasste sich an die Brust.“

Antonyms

abwendenvernachlässigenzurückfordern

This word in other languages

devote(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • uzwenden
  • zuewnden
  • zuwednen
  • zuwendden
  • zuwendenn
  • zuwendne
  • zuwenedn
  • zuwennden
  • zuwneden
  • zuwwenden
  • zwuenden
  • zzuwenden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

uzwenden2zuewnden2zuwednen2zuwendden1zuwendenn1zuwendne2zuwenedn2zuwennden1
Edit distance from "zuwenden"

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 "zuwenden"?
"zuwenden" is spelled Z-U-W-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌvɛndn̩].
What does "zuwenden" mean?
As a verb, "zuwenden" means: den Kopf/Körper in Richtung auf etwas/jemanden hinwenden
What words are commonly confused with "zuwenden"?
"zuwenden" is commonly confused with "Zuwendung", "zünden", "zuweilen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "zuwenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuwenden" is [ˈt͡suːˌvɛndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zuwenden" come from?
"zuwenden" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ärgernis#30,408abgehakt#30,420Vorstufe#30,378ansteigt#30,440

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

vorrücken12 variantsverwirrte12 variantsunbequeme12 variantsbestiegen12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list