zuzahlen

[ˈt͡suːˌt͡saːlən]

/[ˈt͡suːˌt͡saːlən]/ verb

The verdict

“zuzahlen” 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) - sich an Kosten beteiligen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuzahlen · zuzahlen · German

zuzahlen · 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.

Key facts for zuzahlen
PropertyValue
Headwordzuzahlen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌt͡saːlən]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zuzahlen“ im Deutschen

zuzahlenliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zuzahlen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌt͡saːlən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich an Kosten beteiligen".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for zuzahlen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is zuzahlen, spelled Z-U-Z-A-H-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich an Kosten beteiligen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Noch dazu variiert je nach Bundesland, wie viel die Gemeinden zuzahlen und was aus der eigenen Tasche der Betroffenen bezahlt werden muss.“
  2. „Mussten die Bürger 2006 noch insgesamt zwei Milliarden Euro zuzahlen, so waren es 2007 nur noch 1,6 Milliarden.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zuzahlen"?
"zuzahlen" is spelled Z-U-Z-A-H-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌt͡saːlən].
What does "zuzahlen" mean?
As a verb, "zuzahlen" means: sich an Kosten beteiligen
How do you pronounce "zuzahlen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuzahlen" is [ˈt͡suːˌt͡saːlən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zuzahlen" come from?
"zuzahlen" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list