Zuschlag
\ˈt͡suːˌʃlaːk\
The verdict
“Zuschlag” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Majoration reçue, allocation supplémentaire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zuschlag · Zuschlag · French
Zuschlag · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 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 | Zuschlag |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈt͡suːˌʃlaːk\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Zuschlag is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈt͡suːˌʃlaːk\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zuschlag has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Zuschlag, spelled Z-U-S-C-H-L-A-G.
Definition
- 1Majoration reçue, allocation supplémentaire.
- 2Majoration à payer, frais ou charge supplémentaires, supplément, surtaxe.
- 3Adjudication, promesse d’un contrat, d’une commande.
- 4Adjudication d’une enchère.
- 5Additif, élément d'alliage, charge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Zuschlag appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In vielen Ländern bekommen Angestellte einen Zuschlag auf ihren Lohn für ihre Kinder.
Für die Intercitys muss man einen Zuschlag bezahlen.
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.