# Zucker

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈzʌ.kə/ · frequency rank #43,482

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH
Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH
Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
Gandhari 𐨭𐨐𐨪 (śakara)bor.
Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)bor.
Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)bor.
Italian zuccherobor.
Middle High German zucker
German Zuckerbor.
English Zucker
Borrowed from German Zucker.

## Common misspellings (9)
`uzcker`, `zcuker`, `zuccker`, `zucekr`, `zuckerr`, `zuckker`, `zuckre`, `zukcer`, `zzucker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/zucker