zuwiderhandeln
[t͡suˈviːdɐˌhandl̩n]
The verdict
“zuwiderhandeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas tun, womit eine Vorschrift, eine Anordnung oder dergleichen gebrochen wird
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuwiderhandeln · zuwiderhandeln · German
zuwiderhandeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | zuwiderhandeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [t͡suˈviːdɐˌhandl̩n] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „zuwiderhandeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
zuwiderhandeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [t͡suˈviːdɐˌhandl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "etwas tun, womit eine Vorschrift, eine Anordnung oder dergleichen gebrochen wird".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zuwiderhandeln, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 zuwiderhandeln, spelled Z-U-W-I-D-E-R-H-A-N-D-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1etwas tun, womit eine Vorschrift, eine Anordnung oder dergleichen gebrochen wird
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how zuwiderhandeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es kostete ihn viel Überwindung, nicht das Unkraut zu jäten, das hier und da seinen schönen Kornteppich verunzierte, aber er konnte nicht dem Evangelium zuwiderhandeln, in dem befohlen wird, das gute Korn vom Unkraut nicht vor der Ernte zu scheiden.“
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.