zeggen
\zɛ.ɣəː(n)\
The verdict
“zeggen” 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) - Dire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-zeggen · zeggen · French
zeggen · 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 | zeggen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \zɛ.ɣəː(n)\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « zeggen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
zeggen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \zɛ.ɣəː(n)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dire.".
zeggen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is zeggen, spelled Z-E-G-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Dire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how zeggen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
eerlijk gezegd
het voor het zeggen hebben
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.