zuwerfen

[ˈt͡suːˌvɛʁfn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːˌvɛʁfn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zuwerfen” is uncommon German (frequency #92,517 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,517
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einer anderen Person etwas (einen Gegenstand oder auch einen Blick) durch die Luft zukommen lassen (werfen)

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuwerfen · zuwerfen · German

zuwerfen · rank #92,517 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,517
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zusatzinforma…

Nearest frequency peer: Zusatzinformationen (-2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „zuwerfen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zuwerfen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zuwerfen
PropertyValue
Headwordzuwerfen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌvɛʁfn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#92,517
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zuwerfen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zuwerfenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zusatzinformationen“ (#92,515), „zwischenmenschlicher“ (#92,519), „zusammenzufügen“ (#92,514). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zuwerfen“ bei #92,517. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zuwerfen is uncommon German at frequency #92,517 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌvɛʁfn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    einer anderen Person etwas (einen Gegenstand oder auch einen Blick) durch die Luft zukommen lassen (werfen)
  2. 2
    etwas (geräuschvoll) mit Schwung schließen
  3. 3
    ein Loch mit Material füllen, das durch die Luft hineingeworfen wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Da wollen wir uns recht nach Herzenslust die niedlich bebänderten Reifen zuwerfen.“
  2. Sie wirft ihm einen verstohlenen Blick zu.

Antonyms

abfangenauffangenaufstoßenausheben

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 "zuwerfen"?
"zuwerfen" is spelled Z-U-W-E-R-F-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌvɛʁfn̩].
What does "zuwerfen" mean?
As a verb, "zuwerfen" means: einer anderen Person etwas (einen Gegenstand oder auch einen Blick) durch die Luft zukommen lassen (werfen)
How do you pronounce "zuwerfen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuwerfen" is [ˈt͡suːˌvɛʁfn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zuwerfen" come from?
"zuwerfen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Abstands#92,537absteigt#92,538Xylophon#92,488Wohnwand#92,481

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list