Zuzahlung

[ˈt͡suːˌt͡saːlʊŋ]

/[ˈt͡suːˌt͡saːlʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Zuzahlung” is uncommon German (frequency #67,925 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,925
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Eigenleistung zu erstatteten Beträgen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuzahlung · Zuzahlung · German

Zuzahlung · rank #67,925 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,925
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH zuwendet

Nearest frequency peer: zuwendet (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Zuzahlung“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zuzahlung
PropertyValue
HeadwordZuzahlung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌt͡saːlʊŋ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,925
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Zuzahlung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Zuzahlungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „zuwendet“ (#67,924), „zweitbesten“ (#67,926), „zuschreibt“ (#67,923). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „Zuzahlung“ bei #67,925. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zuzahlung is uncommon German at frequency #67,925 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌt͡saːlʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for Zuzahlung in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Zuzahlung, spelled Z-U-Z-A-H-L-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Eigenleistung zu erstatteten Beträgen
  2. 2
    Betrag von [1]

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Werden Versicherte (PensionsbezieherInnen [sic]) für Rechnung des Pensionsversicherungsträgers in einer der in Abs. 2 Z 1 bis 4 angeführten Einrichtungen (ausgenommen die Fälle der Zuschussgewährung durch den Pensionsversicherungsträger) untergebracht, so haben diese eine Zuzahlung zu leisten, deren Höhe sich nach § 154a Abs. 7 zweiter bis vierter Satz r…
  2. „Da Kassenpatienten für Medikamente in der Regel eigenes Geld zuschießen müssen, machten die Zuzahlungen für Arznei- und Verbandsmittel aus der Apotheke den größten Anteil an den gesamten Zuzahlungen aus.“

Synonyms

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 "Zuzahlung"?
"Zuzahlung" is spelled Z-U-Z-A-H-L-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌt͡saːlʊŋ].
What does "Zuzahlung" mean?
As a noun, "Zuzahlung" means: Eigenleistung zu erstatteten Beträgen
How do you pronounce "Zuzahlung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Zuzahlung" is [ˈt͡suːˌt͡saːlʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Zuzahlung" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list