zuzuwenden

[ˈt͡suːt͡suˌvɛndn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːt͡suˌvɛndn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zuzuwenden” is uncommon German (frequency #56,712 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,712
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zuwenden

Corpus desk

Index DE-zuzuwenden · zuzuwenden · German

zuzuwenden · rank #56,712 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,712
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zuschriften

Nearest frequency peer: Zuschriften (-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 „zuzuwenden“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zuzuwenden
PropertyValue
Headwordzuzuwenden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːt͡suˌvɛndn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#56,712
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zuzuwenden“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zuschriften“ (#56,711), „zweifelhafter“ (#56,713), „zusammenfallen“ (#56,710). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zuzuwenden“ bei #56,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zuzuwenden is uncommon German at frequency #56,712 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːt͡suˌvɛndn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zuwenden".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for zuzuwenden, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is zuzuwenden, spelled Z-U-Z-U-W-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zuwenden

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 "zuzuwenden"?
"zuzuwenden" is spelled Z-U-Z-U-W-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːt͡suˌvɛndn̩].
What does "zuzuwenden" mean?
As a verb, "zuzuwenden" means: erweiterter Infinitiv Aktiv des Verbs zuwenden
How do you pronounce "zuzuwenden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zuzuwenden" is [ˈt͡suːt͡suˌvɛndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zuzuwenden" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zugunglück#56,708abzulassen#56,730allfällige#56,740widersteht#56,684

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list