von Zeit zu Zeit
\fɔn ˈt͡saɪ̯t t͡suː ˈt͡saɪ̯t\
The verdict
“von Zeit zu Zeit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De temps en temps.
Corpus desk
Index FR-von-zeit-zu-zeit · von Zeit zu Zeit · French
von Zeit zu Zeit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | von Zeit zu Zeit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | \fɔn ˈt͡saɪ̯t t͡suː ˈt͡saɪ̯t\ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
von Zeit zu Zeit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb, transcribed \fɔn ˈt͡saɪ̯t t͡suː ˈt͡saɪ̯t\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "De temps en temps.".
von Zeit zu Zeit has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is von Zeit zu Zeit, spelled V-O-N- -Z-E-I-T- -Z-U- -Z-E-I-T.
Definition
- 1De temps en temps.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how von Zeit zu Zeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Am Morgen nach der Hochzeit stellte sich heraus, daß der Schwiegervater keinen Sou besaß. (...) Trotzdem teilte sie sein Bett, und von Zeit zu Zeit machte er sie schwanger, ohne daß ein Wort dabei fiel; sie gab ihm zwei Söhne und eine Tochter;
Es ist empfehlenswert, von Zeit zu Zeit Gewohnheiten zu hinterfragen. Laufe ich wirklich den schönsten und kürzesten Weg zur Haltestelle? Ist das Frisieren meines Resthaars über die haarlos gewordene Mittelstelle adäquat und modisch? Oder eben: Sitze ich richtig auf dem Klo?
Synonyms
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.