zahlen
\ˈʦaːlən\
The verdict
“zahlen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Payer, verser, régler une somme due.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zahlen · zahlen · French
zahlen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "Z" 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 | zahlen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʦaːlən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zahlen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zahlen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʦaːlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for zahlen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is zahlen, spelled Z-A-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1Payer, verser, régler une somme due.
- 2Régaler, dans le sens de payer pour offrir un plaisir de table.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zahlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich glaube, da habe ich zu viel gezahlt.
Einen Überfall der Supermacht (China) auf Taiwan können die USA nicht verhindern. Sie können aber den Preis benennen, der zu zahlen wäre.
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.