Zuave
[t͡suˈaːvə]
The verdict
“Zuave” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in französischen Diensten stehender Soldat, der aus Nordafrika rekrutiert wurde
Corpus desk
Index DE-zuave · Zuave · German
Zuave · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Zuave |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [t͡suˈaːvə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Zuave“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Zuave is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [t͡suˈaːvə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "in französischen Diensten stehender Soldat, der aus Nordafrika rekrutiert wurde".
Zuave doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Zuave, spelled Z-U-A-V-E.
Definition
- 1in französischen Diensten stehender Soldat, der aus Nordafrika rekrutiert wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Zuave appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Etwa drei Stunden lang verteidigten ungefähr 8.000 Briten ihre Stellung gegen rund 30.000 Russen in erbitterten Kämpfen. Dann griffen französische Zuaven und die Fremdenlegionäre die Russen wiederum in der Flanke an und zwangen diese zum Rückzug.“
This word in other languages
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.