ab und zu
\ap ʊnt t͡suː\
The verdict
“ab und zu” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De temps en temps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ab-und-zu · ab und zu · French
ab und zu · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | ab und zu |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \ap ʊnt t͡suː\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ab und zu » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ab und zu is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \ap ʊnt t͡suː\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De temps en temps.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ab und zu, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is ab und zu, spelled A-B- -U-N-D- -Z-U.
Definition
- 1De temps en temps.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ab und zu appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ab und zu umrühren und, falls nötig, etwas Flüssigkeit hinzufügen.
Ich sehe ihn ab und zu.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.