zahlreich
\ˈt͡saːlˌʁaɪ̯ç\
The verdict
“zahlreich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nombreux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zahlreich · zahlreich · French
zahlreich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | zahlreich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈt͡saːlˌʁaɪ̯ç\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
zahlreich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈt͡saːlˌʁaɪ̯ç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Nombreux.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for zahlreich, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is zahlreich, spelled Z-A-H-L-R-E-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Nombreux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zahlreich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zahlreiche Unternehmen sind in die roten Zahlen geraten.
Auf ihrem Weg zum Kaspischen Meer nimmt die Wolga zahlreiche große und kleine Nebenflüsse auf.
Antonyms
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.