zuwerfen
[ˈt͡suːˌvɛʁfn̩]
The verdict
“zuwerfen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #92,517 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #92,517
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - einer anderen Person etwas (einen Gegenstand oder auch einen Blick) durch die Luft zukommen lassen (werfen)
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zuwerfen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌvɛʁfn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #92,517 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zuwerfen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zuwerfen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡suːˌvɛʁfn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #92,517 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for zuwerfen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 zuwerfen, spelled Z-U-W-E-R-F-E-N.
Definition
- 1einer anderen Person etwas (einen Gegenstand oder auch einen Blick) durch die Luft zukommen lassen (werfen)
- 2etwas (geräuschvoll) mit Schwung schließen
- 3ein Loch mit Material füllen, das durch die Luft hineingeworfen wird
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.
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Using “zuwerfen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-W-E-R-F-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡suːˌvɛʁfn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.