faire des zigzags
\fɛʁ de ziɡ.zaɡ\
The verdict
“faire des zigzags” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Zigzaguer ; louvoyer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-faire-des-zigzags · faire des zigzags · French
faire des zigzags · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | faire des zigzags |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛʁ de ziɡ.zaɡ\ |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « faire des zigzags » en français
Rare enough to double-check
faire des zigzags is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛʁ de ziɡ.zaɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Zigzaguer ; louvoyer.".
faire des zigzags has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is faire des zigzags, spelled F-A-I-R-E- -D-E-S- -Z-I-G-Z-A-G-S.
Definition
- 1Zigzaguer ; louvoyer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how faire des zigzags appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un grand nombre portaient des masques, dont ils changeaient de temps en temps ; très-peu marchaient droit, presque tous louvoyaient et faisaient des zigzags.
Il laissa à sa gauche Sainte-Mary street, fit des zigzags, dans les ruelles, et, au débouché d'un boyau sinueux entre deux masures, se trouva dans un assez large espace libre.
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.