Weib
\vaɪ̯p\
The verdict
“Weib” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Femme.
Corpus desk
Index FR-weib · Weib · French
Weib · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "W" 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 | Weib |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \vaɪ̯p\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Weib is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vaɪ̯p\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Weib in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Weib, spelled W-E-I-B.
Definition
- 1Femme.
- 2Roulure, salope, garce.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Weib appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Doch hab’ ich Weib und Kind zu Haus.
Diese Beleidigung will er nicht auf sich sitzen lassen: Adolf Hitler tobt gerade in der Hölle angesichts der Behauptung Alice Weidels, er sei ein Kommunist gewesen. (...) "Was erlaubt sich dieses unverschämte Weib?!", zetert der ehemalige Reichskanzler, während er in einer Lavagrube gefoltert wird.
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.