Teufel
\ˈtɔɪ.fəl\
The verdict
“Teufel” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Diable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-teufel · Teufel · French
Teufel · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Teufel |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈtɔɪ.fəl\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Teufel » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Teufel is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈtɔɪ.fəl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Diable.".
Teufel has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Teufel, spelled T-E-U-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1Diable.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Teufel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wenn man den Teufel nennt, kommt er gerennt.
Geh doch zum Teufel!
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.